《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (05:52)
HSK 6
zhí ér xiǎng qiú nín néng bù néng xiān bú yào gěi zhí ér shuō qīn
侄儿想求您 能不能 先不要给侄儿说亲
“Could you not arrange a match for me just yet?”
《A Splendid Match》
S1·E9
TIMECODE: 05:52
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
zhí ér xiǎng qiú nín néng bù néng xiān bú yào gěi zhí ér shuō qīn
CURRENT FOCUS
侄儿想求您 能不能 先 不要 给侄儿说亲
“Could you not arrange a match for me just yet?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
děng chūn wéi luò dìng hòu zài shuō
等春闱落定后再说
“Wait until after the metropolitan exam.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
POLITE REQUEST
Tone:
RESPECTFUL AND PLEADING
Emotion:
HUMILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't force marriage proposals on me right now; I have other priorities.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Autonomy vs Matchmaking (父母之命，媒妁之言)
In traditional Chinese society, marriage is arranged by elders; defying or asking to delay matchmaking requires extreme deference and careful justification such as imperial exams.
INTENT TAGS:
#deferential_refusal
#plea
#delaying_tactic
#respectful_request
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不情之请
SPOKEN CHUNK
an presumptuous request; an unreasonable plea
A classic humble idiom used before making a request that might inconvenience or displease the listener.
说亲
SPOKEN CHUNK
to arrange a match; to propose a marriage
Traditional term referring to matchmaking arranged by family elders or matchmakers.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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