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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E2 (03:09) HSK 7
nǐ hái zhēn yǐ wéi qián shì wàn néng de ya

你还真以为钱是万能的呀

“You really think money can get you everything, huh?”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 03:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gěi nǐ sān liǎng bāng wǒ gè máng sān liǎng

“I'll pay you three taels to do me a favor. Three taels?”

nǐ hái zhēn yǐ wéi qián shì wàn néng de ya CURRENT FOCUS

你 还真以为 钱是万能的呀

“You really think money can get you everything, huh?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí liǎng

十两

“Ten taels then.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: REJECTING BRIBE
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think you can buy me with that tiny amount?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Monetary Negotiation and Face

Offering money directly as transactional help can be perceived as an insult to one's moral integrity or dignity unless the compensation is substantial enough to reshape the social agreement.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #mockery #sarcasm #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真以为 SPOKEN CHUNK

really believe; genuinely think that

Used to challenge and mock someone's mistaken assumption or naive viewpoint.

钱是万能的 SPOKEN CHUNK

money is omnipotent; money can do everything

Part of the well-known proverb '钱不是万能的' (money is not everything); often used when discussing materialism.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an exclamatory and mocking tone to the rhetorical question.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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