《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (36:19)
HSK 2
chǎn mèi quán guì de hǎo a
谄媚权贵的好啊
“to flatter the powerful.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E29
TIMECODE: 36:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
chǎn mèi quán guì de hǎo a
CURRENT FOCUS
谄媚 权贵 的 好啊
“to flatter the powerful.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
kě xī a
可惜啊
“What a pity.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
SARCASTIC CRITICISM
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may get ahead by sucking up to them, but it is utterly shameful.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Critique of Sycophancy (媚上)
In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, fawning over superiors (媚上) is seen as a hallmark of a petty person (小人) lacking integrity.
INTENT TAGS:
#mockery
#sarcasm
#condemnation
#cynicism
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
谄媚权贵
SPOKEN CHUNK
flattering people in power; kissing up to the elite
A formal, critical idiom often used to condemn opportunists who seek favor through obsequious behavior.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds an exclamatory and sarcastic bite to emphasize the speaker's cynical stance.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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