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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16 (21:23) HSK 6
zài zhāo dài shàng dào zhēn shě de huā qián

在招待上倒真舍得花钱

“but their guest rooms are quite nice.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 21:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè páng fǔ suī méi guī jǔ pǐn wèi

这庞府虽没规矩品味

“The Pang family has no taste and no manners,”

zài zhāo dài shàng dào zhēn shě de huā qián CURRENT FOCUS

在 招待 上倒 真舍得 花钱

“but their guest rooms are quite nice.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo wǎn ér

小碗儿

“Little Wan'er.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They have money to burn, but money cannot buy genuine class.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nouveau Riche vs. Traditional Aristocracy

In traditional Chinese elite society, refined etiquette and inherited taste were prized far above ostentatious displays of newfound wealth.

INTENT TAGS: #belittling #backhanded_praise #judging #social_snobbery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
舍得花钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

willing to spend money generously

Use this collocation to describe someone who does not hesitate to spend lavishly on a specific endeavor or person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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