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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (20:40) HSK 5
shén me jiào yùn qì hǎo ya

什么叫运气好呀

“What do you mean by lucky?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 20:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chéng le tā zhè yùn qì yě tài hǎo le

“Done. He is really lucky.”

shén me jiào yùn qì hǎo ya CURRENT FOCUS

什么叫运气好 呀

“What do you mean by lucky?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì wǒ jiě fū kǒu bēi hǎo

是我姐夫口碑好

“He has a good reputation.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REFUTING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't diminish his hard work and solid reputation by calling it mere luck.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Loyalty and Reputation Defensiveness

In Chinese culture, protecting a family member's public reputation ('口碑') against dismissal as mere chance ('运气') is an important demonstration of familial pride and solidarity.

INTENT TAGS: #refutation #defending_family #challenging #reputation_guarding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
什么叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

what do you mean by...?; how can you call this...?

Used rhetorically at the start of a sentence to challenge an interlocutor's word choice, tone, or premise.

运气好 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be lucky; to have good fortune

Common everyday phrase for good luck; often countered when one wants to emphasize skill or merit over chance.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while retaining an inquisitive, slightly reproachful tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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