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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17 (21:47) HSK 1
pēi pēi pēi shuō shén me sàng qì huà

呸呸呸 说什么丧气话

“Pah! Don't say such unlucky things!”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 21:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài yě jiàn bú dào wǒ niáng le

“I'll never see my mom again.”

pēi pēi pēi shuō shén me sàng qì huà CURRENT FOCUS

呸呸呸 说什么 丧气话

“Pah! Don't say such unlucky things!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tóng yán wú jì dà fēng chuī qù

童言无忌 大风吹去

“Child's words are meaningless. Let the wind blow them away!”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPRIMANDING TO COMFORT
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Bite your tongue! Stop saying such terrible, unlucky things!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sangqi (Depressing/Ominous Aura)

Uttering 'sangqi hua' is believed not only to reflect defeatism but also to invite actual calamity; elders frequently admonish children to maintain verbal auspiciousness.

INTENT TAGS: #warding_off_jinx #comforting #admonishing #superstition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
呸呸呸 SPOKEN CHUNK

pooh-pooh / spitting sound to ward off a jinx

Repeated to immediately cancel out spoken words deemed ominous, morbid, or inauspicious.

丧气话 SPOKEN CHUNK

defeatist words / disheartening or ominous talk

Used to describe speech that dampens morale or brings bad luck by expressing despair or pessimism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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