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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E10 (02:37) HSK 7
wú fēi zì shí qí guǒ bà le

无非自食其果罢了

“are but reaping what one has sown.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 02:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhū shì wàn bān

诸事万般

“All matters in this world”

wú fēi zì shí qí guǒ bà le CURRENT FOCUS

无非 自食其果 罢了

“are but reaping what one has sown.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì jiān yīn guǒ xún huán

这世间因果循环

“Cause and effect cycle endlessly;”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DISMISSIVE EVALUATION
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Karmic Retribution (因果报应)

Rooted in Buddhist and Daoist thought, Chinese philosophy often attributes suffering to moral failures, viewing personal ruin as cosmic justice.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #moralizing #judgment #fatalism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
自食其果 SPOKEN CHUNK

to reap what one sows; to suffer the consequences of one's own actions

Used as a critical idiom when someone faces negative outcomes directly caused by their own wrongdoing.

无非...罢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

nothing more than... that's all

A common rhetorical framing used to downplay or dismiss the complexity of an event.

Modal Particle「罢了」 (bale) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys a dismissive or minimizing tone, equivalent to 'nothing more than' or 'merely'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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