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《Vanished Name》 S1·E25 (21:56) HSK 7
dàn yú gēn xióng zhǎng bù néng jiān dé

但鱼跟熊掌不能兼得

“But one can't have it all.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 21:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō yào chū qù kàn yī kàn zǒu yī zǒu

“going out to experience the world.”

dàn yú gēn xióng zhǎng bù néng jiān dé CURRENT FOCUS

但 鱼跟熊掌不能兼得

“But one can't have it all.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī tiáo lù néng zǒu duō yuǎn yǒu de shí hòu yě bú shì kào zì jǐ de tǐ lì

一条路能走多远 有的时候也不是靠 自己的体力

“How far I can go isn't just about me, right?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GIVING ADVICE
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mencian Value Trade-off (Yu Yu Xiong Zhang)

Originating from classical Confucian philosophy, this phrase emphasizes moral choices and modern pragmatism where desirable goals are mutually exclusive.

INTENT TAGS: #trade_off #philosophical_advice #reality_check #decision_making
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
鱼跟熊掌不能兼得 SPOKEN CHUNK

you can't have your cake and eat it too / one cannot have both

Derived from Mencius, this classic idiom is ubiquitous in spoken Chinese when discussing difficult trade-offs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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