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《The Heir》 S1·E1 (31:06) HSK 7
dōu bài tā lǐ jǐng fú suǒ cì

都拜他李景福所赐

“was due to Li Jingfu!”

《The Heir》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 31:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yī qiè

这一切

“All of this”

dōu bài tā lǐ jǐng fú suǒ cì CURRENT FOCUS

都拜他李景福所赐

“was due to Li Jingfu!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ jǐng fú

李景福

“Li Jingfu!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BLAMING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Li Jingfu is entirely to blame for ruining our lives!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ironic Politeness in Blame

Using highly deferential, classical phrasing like '拜...所赐' (humbly receiving a gift from someone) to describe a disaster heightens the speaker's bitterness and dramatic irony.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #sarcasm #resentment #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拜...所赐 SPOKEN CHUNK

thanks to... (usually ironic/sarcastic)

Although literally meaning 'bestowed by', in modern and dramatic Chinese it is almost always used sarcastically to blame someone for a bad outcome.

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