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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14 (20:02) HSK 1
shì ā niáng duì bú zhù tā

是阿娘对不住他

“I have failed him.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 20:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ā niáng bù chéng le

“and tell him I'm done for.”

shì ā niáng duì bú zhù tā CURRENT FOCUS

是阿娘 对不住 他

“I have failed him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men hái yǒu shén me néng bāng tā de

我们还有什么能帮他的

“Ask him if there's anything we can do for him.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: REMORSEFUL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Maternal Obligation and Guilt

In Chinese culture, parents often feel a lifelong moral obligation to protect and provide for their children, viewing their own shortcomings or early demise as a personal failure toward them.

INTENT TAGS: #guilt #regret #apology #parental_remorse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let someone down / to be sorry toward

Commonly used to express heartfelt apology or a burden of debt/guilt toward someone close.

阿娘 SPOKEN CHUNK

mother

An affectionate historical and dialectal term for mother.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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