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《The Heir》 S1·E4 (33:42) HSK 7
nǐ men zhè xiē sāng mén xīng zài zǔ zōng miàn qián

你们这些丧门星 在祖宗面前

“You jinx. You will forever be sorry”

《The Heir》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 33:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bài bié zài zhè ér wān yāo kē tóu le

拜 别在这儿弯腰磕头了

“Bow! Stop kowtowing here.”

nǐ men zhè xiē sāng mén xīng zài zǔ zōng miàn qián CURRENT FOCUS

你们这些 丧门星 在 祖宗 面前

“You jinx. You will forever be sorry”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zhè bèi zi dōu zhí bù qǐ yāo huó gāi yī bèi zi bèi rén chuō jǐ liáng gǔ

你们这辈子都直不起腰 活该一辈子被人戳脊梁骨

“to our ancestors. You deserve to be condemned forever.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SHAMING
Tone: INSULTING
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ancestral Sanctity (祖宗门楣)

Committing misdeeds or causing tragedy before ancestral tablets is considered the ultimate sacrilege in traditional Chinese kinship, justifying public ostracism and fierce verbal condemnation.

INTENT TAGS: #insulting #cursing #ancestral_shame #condemnation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
丧门星 SPOKEN CHUNK

jinx; harbinger of misfortune

A highly offensive, traditional spoken insult accusing someone of bringing death, ruin, or persistent bad luck to the household.

祖宗面前 SPOKEN CHUNK

in front of the ancestors

Invoked in family contexts to emphasize absolute moral accountability, shame, or clan sacrilege.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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