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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (43:11) HSK 6
yào bù jiù nǐ zhè fù dé xíng shuí jiā yuàn yì qǔ nǐ

要不就你这副德行 谁家愿意娶你

“Otherwise, with your terrible attitude, who would dare to marry you?”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 43:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shèng zhè zhāng liǎn miàn le

就剩这张脸面了

“is this pretty face.”

yào bù jiù nǐ zhè fù dé xíng shuí jiā yuàn yì qǔ nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

要不 就你 这副德行 谁家 愿意 娶你

“Otherwise, with your terrible attitude, who would dare to marry you?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING AND CRITICIZING
Tone: BLUNT, CRITICAL, CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have nothing going for you besides your looks, and no family would tolerate your awful attitude.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marriage Eligibility and Demeanor

In traditional Chinese family values, a woman's moral character and conduct (德行) were deemed far more critical for securing a reputable marriage than mere physical beauty.

INTENT TAGS: #belittling #scolding #mockery #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这副德行 SPOKEN CHUNK

this disgraceful conduct or wretched demeanor

A highly informal and pejorative expression used to mock someone's terrible manners, attitude, or behavior.

要不 SPOKEN CHUNK

otherwise; if not for that

Used at the start of a sentence to introduce what would happen if a preceding condition were not true.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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