《The Heir》 S1·E31 (16:49)
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chǎn shàng mèi zhǔ de zuò yòng
谄上媚主的作用
“for flattering higher-ups.”
《The Heir》
S1·E31
TIMECODE: 16:49
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ wú fēi yě jiù zhǐ yǒu diǎn
你无非也就只有点
“you're nothing more than a tool”
chǎn shàng mèi zhǔ de zuò yòng
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谄上媚主 的 作用
“for flattering higher-ups.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
SCOLDING CONTEMPT
Tone:
CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion:
DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no real talent whatsoever; you only survive by kissing up to power.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Condemnation of Sycophancy (媚上)
Confucian and bureaucratic ethics severely look down on bootlicking ('谄上'), regarding such individuals as unprincipled lackeys lacking true virtue or competence.
INTENT TAGS:
#insult
#belittlement
#contempt
#provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
谄上媚主
SPOKEN CHUNK
flattering superiors and groveling before masters
A highly derogatory idiom describing unprincipled, subservient sycophancy toward those in authority.
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