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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E15 (28:16) HSK 2
zhè sāng mén xīng zěn me zì jǐ sòng shàng mén lái le zhēn huì qì

这丧门星怎么自己送上门来了 真晦气

“Why did the jinx show up at my door? What bad luck.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 28:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié tí le zhēn shì jiàn le guǐ le jīn tiān

“Don't even get me started. It's like I've seen a ghost today.”

zhè sāng mén xīng zěn me zì jǐ sòng shàng mén lái le zhēn huì qì CURRENT FOCUS

这 丧门星 怎么 自己 送上门来了 真晦气

“Why did the jinx show up at my door? What bad luck.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì le nǐ zěn me tū rán huí lái le

对了 你怎么突然回来了

“By the way, why did you come back?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING ABOUT UNWANTED ARRIVAL
Tone: DISDAINFUL
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Great, the last person on earth I wanted to see just walked right in and ruined my day.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Astrological Insults and Folk Superstition

In traditional Chinese astrology, the 'Funeral Door Star' (Sangmenxing) is an ominous star associated with death and misfortune. In modern spoken Chinese, calling someone this implies their very presence brings bad luck (huiqi) to the household.

INTENT TAGS: #venting_frustration #derogatory_labeling #expressing_disgust #complaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
丧门星 SPOKEN CHUNK

jinx; bringer of bad luck; a deeply unwelcome person

A harsh, superstitious insult used behind someone's back or in anger to call them a walking disaster. Avoid using in polite company.

送上门来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show up uninvited; to walk right into a trap or someone's territory

Often used when an opponent, target, or unwanted person voluntarily comes to you without you having to look for them.

真晦气 SPOKEN CHUNK

what bad luck; how jinxed

A common colloquial exclamation used when something unpleasant happens that feels like a streak of bad luck.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the unexpected arrival and emphasizes the speaker's immediate frustration with the new situation.

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5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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