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《River Sunset》 S1·E29 (29:16) HSK 5
měi guó rén zài zhēn zhū gǎng chī le dà kuī

美国人在珍珠港吃了大亏

“...the Americans suffered a huge loss at Pearl Harbor.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 29:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yì bǎi duō tiān qián

“Over a hundred days ago...”

měi guó rén zài zhēn zhū gǎng chī le dà kuī CURRENT FOCUS

美国人在珍珠港吃了大亏

“...the Americans suffered a huge loss at Pearl Harbor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men yí dìng huì

他们一定会

“They will definitely...”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ANALYZING SITUATION
Tone: SOBER
Emotion: VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They were deeply humiliated and hurt, so there is no doubt they will retaliate with everything they have.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Philosophy of 'Chi Kui' (吃亏)

While 'chi kui' can mean willingly accepting minor losses for social harmony, 'chi da kui' denotes severe, involuntary damage that typically demands payback or deep caution.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #strategic_assessment #anticipation #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃了大亏 SPOKEN CHUNK

suffered a major setback / took a heavy loss

An extremely common idiom used when someone takes a severe hit, gets cheated, or experiences a serious disadvantage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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