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《Light to the Night》 S1·E28 (13:58) HSK 1
shì wǒ jiù yóu zì qǔ

是我咎由自取

“I brought this on myself.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 13:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī qiè dōu shì wǒ de cuò

一切都是我的错

“Everything was my fault.”

shì wǒ jiù yóu zì qǔ CURRENT FOCUS

是我 咎由自取

“I brought this on myself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men hèn wǒ

你们恨我

“It's only natural”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: SELF-REPROACHFUL
Emotion: REMORSE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Reflection and Total Accountability

Using chengyu like 'jiuyouziqu' demonstrates complete acceptance of moral culpability without deflecting blame onto external factors.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #self_blame #accountability #remorse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
咎由自取 SPOKEN CHUNK

have only oneself to blame; bring trouble upon oneself

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to acknowledge deserved punishment or failure without excuses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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