《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (23:06)
HSK 7
zhè ge liǔ xián chéng bù zhēng qì ya
这个柳贤成不争气呀
“This boy may be disappointing,”
《A Splendid Match》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 23:06
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xiē xǔ xiǎo xiá ér yǐ
些许小瑕而已
“but a minor flaw.”
zhè ge liǔ xián chéng bù zhēng qì ya
CURRENT FOCUS
这个 柳贤 成不 争气呀
“This boy may be disappointing,”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
CRITICIZING
Tone:
CRITICAL
Emotion:
DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He's a useless lightweight who fails to live up to his family name.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nepotism vs Personal Merit (Zhengqi)
Chinese culture places great value on 'zhengqi' (making one's family proud through merit); failing to match a powerful father's legacy brings sharp social ridicule.
INTENT TAGS:
#criticism
#disappointment
#judgment
#dismissal
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不争气
SPOKEN CHUNK
failing to live up to expectations / disappointing / unworthy
Extremely frequent evaluation used for children, students, or protégés who fail to show ambition or success.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the assertion slightly while expressing a sigh of exasperation or pity.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (23:06) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus