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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (32:02) HSK 5
yóu qí zhè zhǒng kào liǎn chī ruǎn fàn de

尤其这种靠脸吃软饭的

“Some, in particular, have good looks and sponge off women.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 32:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè nián tóu piàn zi kě duō a

“there are many scammers nowadays.”

yóu qí zhè zhǒng kào liǎn chī ruǎn fàn de CURRENT FOCUS

尤其这种靠脸 吃软饭 的

“Some, in particular, have good looks and sponge off women.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bù kě néng piàn wǒ de

“He would never lie to me.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: WARNING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wake up and open your eyes; he is only charming because he wants your money.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chi Ruanfan (Eating Soft Rice)

In Chinese culture, a man who fails to act as the primary financial provider and instead relies on female wealth violates traditional gender expectations and is subjected to sharp social scorn.

INTENT TAGS: #cautioning #disparaging #reality_check #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
尤其这种 SPOKEN CHUNK

especially this kind / type

Commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence to single out a specific egregious category of people or things.

吃软饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

to live off a woman; to be a kept man

A widely used colloquial idiom with heavy derogatory connotations describing a man supported financially by a woman.

靠脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

relying on one's looks / handsome face

Spoken shorthand for relying exclusively on physical attractiveness rather than skill or hard work.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a nominalizer, turning the descriptive predicate into an identifiable category of people.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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