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《The Heir》 S1·E26 (19:04) HSK 2
jiù bù láo gū fù nín fèi xīn le

就不劳姑父您费心了

“you don't need to worry about it, Uncle.”

《The Heir》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 19:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú hé bǔ jiù

如何补救

“As for how to remedy this,”

jiù bù láo gū fù nín fèi xīn le CURRENT FOCUS

就不劳姑父您 费心了

“you don't need to worry about it, Uncle.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zì huì xiǎng bàn fǎ chá qīng de

“I'll figure it out.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Mind your own business; I don't trust you to handle this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Boundary-Setting (敬而远之 / 客气拒斥)

Using exaggerated honorifics like '不劳费心' toward close family members creates deliberate social distance, serving as a subtle weapon to deter meddling without overt disrespect.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #distancing #setting_boundaries #feigned_politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不劳您费心 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need for you to trouble yourself; don't bother

A highly formal idiom commonly used to reject someone's meddling or uninvited help with icy politeness.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of situation, reinforcing finality and closing off further discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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