《The Heir》 S1·E33 (33:34)
HSK 7
bù guò shì wèi le tǎo yī kǒu chī shí
不过是为了讨一口吃食
“just want a bite to eat,”
《The Heir》
S1·E33
TIMECODE: 33:34
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
ér dà bù fèn de rén
而大部分的人
“But most of them”
bù guò shì wèi le tǎo yī kǒu chī shí
CURRENT FOCUS
不过是 为了 讨一口吃食
“just want a bite to eat,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yī fèn kě yǐ yǎng huó zì jǐ de yíng shēng
一份可以养活自己的营生
“a livelihood to support themselves,”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone:
PLEADING
Emotion:
SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be so harsh on them; they are just starving and trying to survive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Minsheng (People's Livelihood)
In traditional Chinese thought, securing food for the populace is the ultimate foundation of social stability, making mere survival an understandable motive for rule-breaking.
INTENT TAGS:
#sympathy
#rationalization
#plea_for_mercy
#downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不过是
SPOKEN CHUNK
merely; nothing more than
Used to downplay the significance or severity of an action or motive.
为了
SPOKEN CHUNK
in order to; for the sake of
Standard preposition used to state purpose or motivation.
讨一口吃食
SPOKEN CHUNK
beg for a mouthful of food; scrape together a meal
A traditional, slightly humble idiom expressing the bare minimum struggle for daily sustenance.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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