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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15 (02:06) HSK 7
huí qù huí qù ba wǒ jiā xiǎo shū shì rù zhuì nǐ men yòu bù chī kuī

回去 回去吧 我家小叔是入赘 你们又不吃亏

“Go back. Just go back. My uncle can marry into your family. You won't lose anything,”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 02:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tián èr sǎo qǐng huí ba bú shì dōu gēn nín shuō dé hěn qīng chǔ le ma

“Ms. Tian, please go back. Haven't I made it very clear to you?”

huí qù huí qù ba wǒ jiā xiǎo shū shì rù zhuì nǐ men yòu bù chī kuī CURRENT FOCUS

回去 回去吧 我家 小叔 是 入赘 你们又 不吃亏

“Go back. Just go back. My uncle can marry into your family. You won't lose anything,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì bú shì nǐ jiā xiǎo shū zi wǒ gēn nǐ shuō làn jiǔ guǐ hái dǎ lǎo pó

是不是 你家小叔子 我跟你说 烂酒鬼 还打老婆

“right? Your uncle... Let me tell you, he's a drunkard. He beat his wife, too.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: BARGAINING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are actually getting a great deal here, so stop rejecting us and just accept him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matrilocal Marriage (Ruzhui)

Traditionally considered socially disadvantaged or humbling for men in Chinese society, an in-marrying son-in-law is often seen as a practical benefit for families needing domestic labor or lineage continuation.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #justification #downplaying #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
入赘 SPOKEN CHUNK

matrilocal marriage (marrying into the wife's family)

Use when discussing traditional Chinese marriage customs where the groom resides with the bride's family.

吃亏 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer a loss; to get the short end of the stick

A highly common colloquial term used whenever someone feels disadvantaged or cheated in a deal.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative 'go back', turning an order into a suggestion or plea.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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