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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (17:36) HSK 1
zài duō de qián yǒu gè pì yòng

再多的钱有个屁用

“What good is all that money?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 17:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng yì le

上亿了

“That's over 100 million yuan.”

zài duō de qián yǒu gè pì yòng CURRENT FOCUS

再多的钱 有个屁用

“What good is all that money?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiāo yì de rén bèi zhuā le

交易的人被抓了

“The contact got caught.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VENTING FRUSTRATION
Tone: FURIOUS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Vulgarity with 'Pi' (屁)

Inserting '屁' into standard rhetorical questions transforms an objective query into an aggressive, coarse denial of value or significance.

INTENT TAGS: #anger #hopelessness #vulgar_dismissal #crisis_reaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再多的 SPOKEN CHUNK

no matter how much

Used before a noun to emphasize that quantity does not alter the fundamental reality.

有个屁用 SPOKEN CHUNK

not worth a damn, totally useless

A very common vulgar rhetorical expression indicating complete futility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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