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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (17:16) HSK 4
quē gē bó shǎo tuǐ wǒ yě yǎng tā

缺胳膊少腿我也养他

“I'll still provide for him even if he loses a limb or two.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 17:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎo yòu wǒ men

保佑我们

“Bless us, too.”

quē gē bó shǎo tuǐ wǒ yě yǎng tā CURRENT FOCUS

缺胳膊少腿 我也养他

“I'll still provide for him even if he loses a limb or two.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhī qián jiù shì cóng chóng zhōu táo chū lái de

之前就是从崇州逃出来的

“He was a badly injured refugee from Chongzhou”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MAKING A COMMITMENT
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Commitment Through 'Yang' (Financial and Domestic Care)

The verb '养' (to provide for/feed) represents the ultimate romantic loyalty and pragmatic devotion in traditional Chinese relationship values.

INTENT TAGS: #commitment #loyalty #reassurance #determination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
缺胳膊少腿 SPOKEN CHUNK

missing limbs; crippled

A vivid colloquial idiom describing severe physical mutilation or loss of limbs.

我也养他 SPOKEN CHUNK

I will still support/provide for him

In Chinese relationships, '养' carries deep weight regarding lifelong economic and domestic caretaking.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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