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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (37:11) HSK 6
liú xià le yī shēn máo bìng tā zài wài miàn zhān huā rě cǎo

留下了一身毛病 他在外面沾花惹草

“His wife had three children for him and is left with lasting health issues. And he's out there fooling around.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 37:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà shì shàng bān zú ma tā lǎo pó gěi tā shēng le sān gè hái zi

“A working person? His wife had three children for him and is left with lasting health issues.”

liú xià le yī shēn máo bìng tā zài wài miàn zhān huā rě cǎo CURRENT FOCUS

留下 了 一身毛病 他在外面 沾花惹草

“His wife had three children for him and is left with lasting health issues. And he's out there fooling around.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chù sheng hái chà bu duō bú shì měi gè rén dōu yǒu yǒng qì

“He's no better than an animal. Not everyone has the courage”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MORAL DENUNCIATION
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Postpartum Sacrifice and Marital Fidelity

Traditional and contemporary Chinese family ethics harshly denounce husbands who commit infidelity while their wives endure long-term physical damage from childbearing.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #sympathizing #denouncing_infidelity #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
落下了一身毛病 SPOKEN CHUNK

left with chronic health issues all over

Commonly used to describe bodily damage resulting from childbirth, hard labor, or poor self-care.

沾花惹草 SPOKEN CHUNK

chasing other women / womanizing

A common idiom with strong derogatory connotations condemning marital infidelity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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