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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (05:15) HSK 5
bié rén zǒu biāo kào gōng fu yìng

别人走镖靠功夫硬

“Others rely on their skills to escort valuables,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 05:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mǎ shàng bāng nǐ bāo hǎo

马上帮你包好

“I'll have it bandaged in a second.”

bié rén zǒu biāo kào gōng fu yìng CURRENT FOCUS

别人走镖靠 功夫 硬

“Others rely on their skills to escort valuables,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zǒu biāo kào mìng yìng

“but you rely on sheer luck.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no real martial skill; you only survive because your luck is ridiculously tough.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wuxia Escort Culture (镖局江湖)

In traditional Chinese martial arts lore, escort guards ('biaoshi') relied on martial prowess and reputation to survive perilous bandit encounters.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #banter #contrasting #ridicule
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
走镖 SPOKEN CHUNK

escorting goods / working as an armed convoy

A historical martial arts term for escorting goods, used metaphorically for high-risk ventures.

功夫硬 SPOKEN CHUNK

possessing solid martial skills / formidable expertise

Describes someone whose technical skill or competence is unshakable and rigorously trained.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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