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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (34:53) HSK 7
wǒ hái zhǐ wàng nǐ dāng gè dà dà dà dà guān

我还指望你当个大大大大官

“I was hoping you'd become a very, very, very high-ranking official—”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 34:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zhēn shì tài kě xī le

“That's a shame.”

wǒ hái zhǐ wàng nǐ dāng gè dà dà dà dà guān CURRENT FOCUS

我还 指望 你当个大大大大官

“I was hoping you'd become a very, very, very high-ranking official—”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xún gè yóu tou gěi nà xìng sòng de chuān xiǎo xié ne

“so you could find some reason to make life hard for that Song guy.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were supposed to climb high so we could get even with our enemies, what a waste!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patronage and Retaliation (穿小鞋)

Historically, gaining official rank provided patronage and the leverage to settle personal grudges against bureaucratic rivals.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #disappointment #plotting #camaraderie
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
指望 SPOKEN CHUNK

to count on / to pin one's hopes on

Expresses reliance or expectation, often used with a sense of unmet expectation in colloquial speech.

当官 SPOKEN CHUNK

to become an official / to hold public office

Standard colloquial term referring to holding administrative or political rank.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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