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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E2 (16:00) HSK 6
dōu shuō kě lián tiān xià fù mǔ xīn

都说可怜天下父母心

“They say a parent's love knows no bounds.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 16:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎ néng bì dé shàng yǎn a

“to rest in peace.”

dōu shuō kě lián tiān xià fù mǔ xīn CURRENT FOCUS

都说 可怜天下父母心

“They say a parent's love knows no bounds.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ néng bù néng

你能不能

“Can you please”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MORAL APPEAL
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Try to understand them; parents will worry themselves to death for their children.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Devotion and Filial Duty

The phrase evokes the boundless, often painful self-sacrifice expected of Chinese parents, which traditionally binds children by filial moral obligation.

INTENT TAGS: #moral_persuasion #empathy #justification #parental_love
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
都说 SPOKEN CHUNK

everyone says; as the saying goes

A rhetorical starter to invoke popular consensus or common wisdom.

可怜天下父母心 SPOKEN CHUNK

pitiful is the heart of parents everywhere

A famous classical set phrase honoring the unselfish, agonizing love and devotion parents have for their children.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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