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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (10:36) HSK 7
nǐ jiù shì bù tīng lǎo rén yán chī kuī zài yǎn qián a nǐ zhè ge diàn yǐng yuàn a

你就是不听老人言 吃亏在眼前啊 你这个电影院啊

“You never listen to me, and now you're paying. You can't make the movie theater thrive.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 10:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN màn màn lái bei

慢慢来呗

“Just bear it. I'll upgrade step by step.”

nǐ jiù shì bù tīng lǎo rén yán chī kuī zài yǎn qián a nǐ zhè ge diàn yǐng yuàn a CURRENT FOCUS

你就是不听 老人言 吃亏 在眼前啊 你 这个 电影院啊

“You never listen to me, and now you're paying. You can't make the movie theater thrive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù gǎo bù liǎo

你就搞不了

“You can't make the movie theater thrive.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I told you so, and you deserve this failure for being too arrogant to listen to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Authority and Traditional Wisdom

Traditional Chinese culture places immense value on the empirical wisdom of elders ('老人言'), and disregarding their guidance is often seen as both foolish and disrespectful.

INTENT TAGS: #i_told_you_so #scolding #moralizing #superiority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you don't listen to elders, suffering will be right before your eyes

A standard Chinese idiom/proverb used to reprimand someone who ignored experienced advice and subsequently failed.

吃亏 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer losses / get the short end of the stick

Extremely common in daily conversation regarding taking a hit financially, emotionally, or practically.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys exasperated lecturing tone and introduces a paused topic for lingering critique.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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