《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (23:00)
HSK 3
hái yào shuō ma nán rén hào sè xiē
还要说吗 男人好色些
“still worth pursuing? A man being lustful”
《A Splendid Match》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 23:00
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè qīn shì
这亲事
“Is this match”
hái yào shuō ma nán rén hào sè xiē
CURRENT FOCUS
还要说吗 男 人好 色些
“still worth pursuing? A man being lustful”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bù suàn shén me
不算什么
“is nothing”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
RATIONALIZING
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop nitpicking his character flaw; all men are like this and it is no dealbreaker.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patriarchal Double Standards
Traditional matchmaking in historical China frequently tolerated or normalized male moral shortcomings like promiscuity while demanding strict virtue from women.
INTENT TAGS:
#rationalization
#dismissal
#persuasion
#downplaying
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
还要说吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
does it even need mentioning / goes without saying
A rhetorical question used to brush off an ongoing discussion as redundant or obvious.
好色
SPOKEN CHUNK
lustful / lecherous
An adjective describing someone preoccupied with carnal desire or beauty, often used pejoratively.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the speaker's impatient assertion that the point is self-evident.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (23:00) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus