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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E13 (14:00) HSK 7
nìng kě bǎ nǐ qiān le zì de xié yì chī le

宁可把你 签了字的协议吃了

“You'd rather eat the agreement you signed”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 14:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN què bàn yè lǐ tōu tōu mō mō dì sī huǐ xié yì

“Instead, you tore the agreement at midnight.”

nìng kě bǎ nǐ qiān le zì de xié yì chī le CURRENT FOCUS

宁可把你 签了 字的协议吃了

“You'd rather eat the agreement you signed”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě yào bǎ bīn hǎi lù gěi nà xiē gè tǐ hù

也要把滨海路 给那些个体户

“to give Binhai Road to those self-employed individuals.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DENOUNCING BAD FAITH
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They have zero respect for contracts and will do anything absurd to break their word.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphorical Extremes in Chinese Rhetoric

Phrases like 'eating the paper/contract' (把协议吃了) use visceral physical imagery to dramatize total bad faith and disregard for solemn promises.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #exaggeration #denunciation #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
宁可 SPOKEN CHUNK

would rather, prefer to

Used with '也' to show willingness to accept an extreme condition or sacrifice to achieve a goal.

签字 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sign, signature

Standard legal and commercial term for signing a document or contract.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the signing action within the noun modifier phrase.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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