《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19 (23:57)
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bù gěi zá jiā bù gěi zán mā tiān luàn
不给咱家 不给咱妈添乱
“Not causing trouble for the family or Mom.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 23:57
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ gāng néng zài xiǎo yàn miàn qián tái qǐ tóu lái
“I could finally hold my head up in front of Yan.”
bù gěi zá jiā bù gěi zán mā tiān luàn
CURRENT FOCUS
不给 咱家 不给咱妈 添乱
“Not causing trouble for the family or Mom.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
kě shì
可是
“But”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
REASSURING
Tone:
EARNEST
Emotion:
DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want to solve my own problems so Mom doesn't have to worry about me anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xiao (Filial Piety & Consideration)
Adult children in Chinese culture often avoid sharing their personal burdens with aging parents to prevent causing them distress (不添乱).
INTENT TAGS:
#reassurance
#filial_duty
#self_reliance
#saving_face
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
添乱
SPOKEN CHUNK
to add trouble / to cause inconvenience
Commonly used in informal speech to mean burdening someone who is already busy or stressed.
咱家
SPOKEN CHUNK
our home / our family
A Northern Chinese colloquial pronoun that creates warmth and intimacy among family members.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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