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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (27:44) HSK 1
lǎo zi yǒu de shì qián

老子有的是钱

“I have plenty of money.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 27:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé kǔ wèi le nà me diǎn shēng yì shòu nà zhǒng kǔ

何苦为了那么点生意受那种苦

“Why suffer for such a small business?”

lǎo zi yǒu de shì qián CURRENT FOCUS

老子 有的是 钱

“I have plenty of money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kāi gè jià

开个价

“Name a price.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BOASTING
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: ARROGANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not test me; my wealth gives me all the power here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Paternalistic Dominance (Laozi)

Using 'Laozi' (literally meaning 'father') as a first-person pronoun asserts generational and patriarchal supremacy over the listener, turning a statement into a direct status challenge.

INTENT TAGS: #flaunting #intimidation #dominance #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
老子 SPOKEN CHUNK

I; yours truly (arrogant self-reference)

Used by male speakers to elevate themselves aggressively above their listeners; highly colloquial, rude, and confrontational.

有的是钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

have money to burn; filthy rich

The structure '有的是 + noun' means having an abundant, inexhaustible supply of something.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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