《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (26:13)
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děng wǒ men zhǎng guì de lái le zài shuō ba
等我们掌柜的来了再说吧
“before we discuss anything.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E6
TIMECODE: 26:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yī qiè shì qíng
一切事情
“let's wait for our shopkeeper”
děng wǒ men zhǎng guì de lái le zài shuō ba
CURRENT FOCUS
等我 们掌柜的 来了 再说吧
“before we discuss anything.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
DELAYING ACTION
Tone:
EVASIVE
Emotion:
DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't have the power to deal with this, so stop arguing with me and wait for the boss.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deferral of Authority (Tui-wei)
Employees in traditional commercial settings avoid taking personal responsibility for disputes by deflecting authority entirely onto the shop owner or senior manager.
INTENT TAGS:
#stalling
#deferral
#conflict_avoidance
#hedging
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
掌柜的
SPOKEN CHUNK
shopkeeper, manager
A traditional or historical term for the owner or person in charge of a shop or inn.
等……再说
SPOKEN CHUNK
wait until ... before deciding/discussing
A very common pattern for postponing decisions or actions until a specific condition is fulfilled.
Modal Particle「吧」 (ba)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the refusal into a firm yet consultative suggestion to calm the counterpart.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (26:13) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus