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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E6 (22:11) HSK 7
nǐ men zhè chī fàn de jiā huo shén ér

你们这吃饭的家伙什儿

“The tools you use to make a living”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 22:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù xiǎng mài le xíng ma

我不想卖了行吗

“I just don't want to sell it anymore, okay?”

nǐ men zhè chī fàn de jiā huo shén ér CURRENT FOCUS

你们这 吃饭的家伙什儿

“The tools you use to make a living”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu biàn chéng fèi tiě le

都变成废铁了

“have all turned into scrap metal!”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: LAMENTING AND CRITICIZING
Tone: CYNICAL
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The very tools you depend on to make a living have been ruined.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tools of the Trade (吃饭的家伙)

In Chinese working-class culture, the tools for earning a livelihood are equated directly with 'eating', symbolizing fundamental survival.

INTENT TAGS: #lamentation #bluntness #mockery #livelihood
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃饭的家伙 SPOKEN CHUNK

tools of one's trade; livelihood

A common idiom meaning the equipment or skills that one relies on to earn a living.

家伙什儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

tools, utensils, or gear

A lively Northern vernacular word used to refer to physical tools or equipment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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