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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E28 (14:59) HSK 7
nà shì yīn wèi nǐ sì zhī bù qín wǔ gǔ bù fēn hái bù yòng xīn

那是因为 你四肢不勤 五谷不分 还不用心

“That's because you're lazy, ignorant, inattentive,”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 14:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo kàn

好看

“It's beautiful.”

nà shì yīn wèi nǐ sì zhī bù qín wǔ gǔ bù fēn hái bù yòng xīn CURRENT FOCUS

那是因为 你 四肢不勤 五谷不分 还不 用心

“That's because you're lazy, ignorant, inattentive,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lián rén dōu zuò bù hǎo

连人都做不好

“and unsuccessful.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SCOLDING CRITICISM
Tone: SCATHING
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Classical Rebuke of the Idle Class

The pairing '四肢不勤, 五谷不分' originated in the Confucian Analects as a standard moral indictment against privileged people disconnected from labor and everyday reality.

INTENT TAGS: #reproaching #belittling #criticism #moralizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
四肢不勤 SPOKEN CHUNK

accustomed to idleness / never doing manual work

A classical idiom derived from the Analects, usually paired with '五谷不分' to criticize pampered elites who lack practical life skills.

五谷不分 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to distinguish the five grains / out of touch with practical realities

Used idiomatically to criticize someone who is hopelessly impractical and ignorant of basic common sense.

不用心 SPOKEN CHUNK

inattentive / half-hearted

Very common expression meaning someone fails to apply effort, care, or focus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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