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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (20:56) HSK 7
zhēn shì zhēn shì gè è sǐ guǐ tuō shēng

真是 真是个饿死鬼托生

“Are you some kind of gluttonous beast?”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 20:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì jiā mài qián de chuī bǐng bù gòu tián nǐ de dǔ zi de

“These flatbreads are meant for sale, so stop gorging yourself on them.”

zhēn shì zhēn shì gè è sǐ guǐ tuō shēng CURRENT FOCUS

真是 真是个 饿死鬼托生

“Are you some kind of gluttonous beast?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kàn wǒ bù dǎ nǐ ( ruì yì wén tāo )

你看我不打你 (锐毅文弢)

“I'm giving you a beating right now. KEEN, DETERMINED, SCHOLARLY, AND STRATEGIC”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: SCOLDING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hungry Ghost Metaphor

Rooted in traditional Buddhist and folk beliefs about reincarnation, comparing someone to a hungry ghost humorously criticizes unrefined greed or endless gluttony.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #hyperbole #exasperation #mocking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
饿死鬼托生 SPOKEN CHUNK

reincarnation of someone who starved to death; ravenous glutton

A highly colloquial, hyperbolic jab used toward someone who eats voraciously or seems insatiably hungry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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