《A Splendid Match》 S1·E5 (18:17)
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bù guò shì qǐng xiē qīn péng hǎo yǒu bà le
不过是 请些亲朋好友罢了
“It's only a little gathering.”
《A Splendid Match》
S1·E5
TIMECODE: 18:17
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wèi shén me
为什么
“Why?”
bù guò shì qǐng xiē qīn péng hǎo yǒu bà le
CURRENT FOCUS
不过是 请些亲朋好友 罢了
“It's only a little gathering.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè yě fàn jì huì
这也犯忌讳
“Since when was that illegal?”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
DOWNPLAYING IMPORTANCE
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're overreacting; it is just a small private gathering and shouldn't cause any trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboos in Social Gatherings (避讳与忌讳)
In traditional elite households, even private gatherings could violate mourning rituals, auspicious timing, or political regulations, attracting harsh scrutiny.
INTENT TAGS:
#downplaying
#defending
#minimizing
#dismissal
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不过是
SPOKEN CHUNK
merely; nothing more than
Use this structure at the start of a clause to downplay the severity or importance of something.
亲朋好友
SPOKEN CHUNK
relatives and close friends
A very common four-character idiom referring collectively to family, kin, and close social circles.
Modal Particle「罢了」 (bale)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the tone while emphasizing that the situation is nothing extraordinary or worth fussing over.
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2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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