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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23 (06:01) HSK 4
mǔ qīn shì ér xí duì bú zhù nín

母亲 是儿媳对不住您

“Mother. I'm sorry.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 06:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiǎng zhe tā pà shì bù yuàn yì

“I think he's probably unwilling.”

mǔ qīn shì ér xí duì bú zhù nín CURRENT FOCUS

母亲 是儿媳 对不住 您

“Mother. I'm sorry.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yòng de dōng xī mǔ qīn mǔ qīn xī nù

“Useless thing. Mother, please calm down.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: SUBMISSIVE
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are furious, so I am taking the blame before you punish me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Deference and Taking Blame

Traditional etiquette required younger family members—especially daughters-in-law—to take personal responsibility for familial setbacks to preserve elders' dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #submission #face_giving #self_blame
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
儿媳 SPOKEN CHUNK

daughter-in-law

Used both as a third-person noun and historically as a humble first-person self-reference when speaking to parents-in-law.

对不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let someone down; to apologize to

A very common expression to convey that one has disappointed or wronged another person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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