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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (40:20) HSK 6
hái bú shì shuō mǔ cí zi bài

还不是说母慈子败

“Just proves 'mother's love, son's failure.'”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 40:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xīn xīn kǔ kǔ lā chě dà yào xīng xīng bù gěi yuè liàng jié guǒ ne

“Worked tirelessly to raise him. Gave him everything he wanted. And what happened?”

hái bú shì shuō mǔ cí zi bài CURRENT FOCUS

还不是 说 母慈子败

“Just proves 'mother's love, son's failure.'”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu zhè ge ne zhè shá a zhè ge zǎo jiù bèi guó jiā jìn zhǐ le

“What about this? What is this? It's been banned by the state for ages.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ATTRIBUTING BLAME
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You only have yourself to blame because you spoiled him completely rotten.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Indulgence and Filial Piety

Traditional Chinese culture strongly warns against excessive maternal pampering (Ci), viewing strict moral guidance as vital to preventing filial failure.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #moralizing #criticism #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it just; simply because

Used to point out what the speaker considers an obvious, undeniable truth or root cause.

母慈子败 SPOKEN CHUNK

an indulgent mother ruins her son

A traditional proverb used to criticize overprotective and overly lenient parenting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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