《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (19:04)
HSK 7
zhēn shì zuān qián yǎn er lǐ qù le
真是钻钱眼儿里去了
“Always obsessed with money.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E23
TIMECODE: 19:04
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bú shì bái sòng ràng tā men mǎi
“I'm not giving them away. They have to buy them.”
zhēn shì zuān qián yǎn er lǐ qù le
CURRENT FOCUS
真是 钻钱眼儿里 去了
“Always obsessed with money.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ zhè yǐ jīng yī lái shēn shǒu le fàn lái zhāng kǒu ne
“I've got the outfit. Where is the food?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
PLAYFUL CRITICISM
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are completely obsessed with money, can't you give it a rest?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Coin Eye Metaphor (钱眼)
Ancient Chinese copper coins had square holes in the center; getting stuck in the coin's eye is an evocative metaphor for extreme stinginess or greed.
INTENT TAGS:
#teasing
#mocking
#criticism
#informal_banter
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
钻钱眼儿里
SPOKEN CHUNK
money-grubbing / obsessed with cash
An idiomatic, vivid Northern expression used to tease or criticize someone overly focused on profit.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates a newly reached extreme state of being money-obsessed.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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