《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (20:20)
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gān diǎn shén me zhèng jīng yíng shēng bù hǎo
干点什么正经营生不好
“Why not do some honest work?”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E6
TIMECODE: 20:20
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo de
有手有脚的
“You have hands and feet.”
gān diǎn shén me zhèng jīng yíng shēng bù hǎo
CURRENT FOCUS
干点 什么 正经营生 不好
“Why not do some honest work?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
kě shì bù zhī dào gān diǎn shá zhèng jīng yíng shēng
“But I don't know any honest work to do.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
SCOLDING AND ADVISING
Tone:
REPROACHFUL
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop wasting your time on shady or useless things and get a real job.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Earnest Labor Ethic (勤劳立身)
Traditional Chinese culture strongly emphasizes doing 'honest work' (正经营生) using one's own labor rather than cutting corners or engaging in vice.
INTENT TAGS:
#reproach
#admonishment
#urging
#rhetorical_question
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
正经营生
SPOKEN CHUNK
honest work; legitimate livelihood
Traditional northern colloquialism referring to legal, respectable ways of making a living.
干点什么...不好
SPOKEN CHUNK
wouldn't it be better to do...?
A rhetorical question pattern used to critique someone's current unwise choices.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (20:20) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus