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《The Heir》 S1·E9 (41:51) HSK 7
nǐ shì xián nǐ diē diū rén diū dé bù gòu a

你是嫌你爹丢人丢得不够啊

“Do you think I haven't been embarrassed enough?”

《The Heir》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 41:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǔ nà bā fáng de yā tou hùn zài yì qǐ

“and hung out with that girl from their eighth branch.”

nǐ shì xián nǐ diē diū rén diū dé bù gòu a CURRENT FOCUS

你是嫌你爹 丢人 丢得 不够 啊

“Do you think I haven't been embarrassed enough?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN diē wǒ bù xiǎng huí jīng chéng yě bù xiǎng kǎo gōng míng hùn zhàng diē

爹 我不想回京城 也不想考功名 混账 爹

“Father, I don't want to return to the Capital, nor do I want to take the imperial exams. How dare you! Father.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: SCOLDING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop this reckless behavior; you are ruining my reputation!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Parental Dignity (面子与父权)

In traditional patriarchal Chinese culture, a child's public missteps directly stain the father's moral standing and social standing.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #saving_face #parental_authority #scolding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
丢人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose face / to disgrace oneself

A common colloquial phrase used to indicate embarrassment or bringing shame upon someone.

嫌...不够 SPOKEN CHUNK

to think that ... is not enough

Used rhetorically to rebuke someone who appears to be making an already bad situation worse.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and sharpness to an accusatory rhetorical question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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