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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21 (15:14) HSK 2
bù dǒng shì lǐ de huáng máo yā tou

不懂事理的黄毛丫头

“and ignorant young girl.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 15:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi niàn guò shū

没念过书

“You uneducated”

bù dǒng shì lǐ de huáng máo yā tou CURRENT FOCUS

不懂事 理的 黄毛丫头

“and ignorant young girl.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì wǒ tú dì

是我徒弟

“It's my disciple.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: HUMBLING DESCRIPTION
Tone: SELF-DEPRECATING
Emotion: FONDNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please excuse her lack of manners, she is still just an immature kid under my wing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ketao (Humbling Subordinates to Show Modesty)

In traditional Chinese culture, mentors or parents often describe their disciples or children with self-effacing terms to avoid appearing arrogant and to grant others face.

INTENT TAGS: #modesty #excusing #humbling #introducing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
黄毛丫头 SPOKEN CHUNK

a young, inexperienced girl; a greenhorn

A traditional colloquial term used by elders to refer affectionately or dismissively to an immature, young female.

不懂事理 SPOKEN CHUNK

ignorant of worldly affairs; lacking sense

Used to describe someone who does not yet understand social decorum or moral principles.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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