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《Go Ahead》 S1·E40 (07:47) HSK 6
tīng huà de lǎo gōng kào bú zhù

听话的老公靠不住

“we can't depend”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 07:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàng zuò zì jǐ de bì shēng shì yè nǐ kàn zhè dào guān jiàn de shí hòu

当做自己的毕生事业 你看这到关键的时候

“and developing herself. At critical moments like this,”

tīng huà de lǎo gōng kào bú zhù CURRENT FOCUS

听话 的老公 靠不住

“we can't depend”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tīng huà de hái zi yě kào bú zhù

“on husband or children.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He acts nice and agreeable usually, but when it actually matters, I can't count on him at all.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modern Chinese Marital Dynamics

While a 'compliant husband' is often idealized in modern Chinese pop culture as a sign of devotion, spouses may still resent it if compliance masks a lack of decisiveness during family crises.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #marital_frustration #disillusionment #criticizing_passivity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
听话的老公 SPOKEN CHUNK

an obedient/compliant husband

Often used in modern Chinese domestic banter to describe a husband who defers to his wife.

靠不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot be relied upon

Used to judge a person's lack of dependability, especially after they fail a test of character.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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