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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27 (09:37) HSK 6
qián xiān dào shǒu luò dài wèi ān ma

钱先到手落袋为安嘛

“Get the money first.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 09:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎo nǐ shì xiǎng ràng nǐ dā yìng yóu xì gōng sī kāi de tiáo jiàn

找你 是想让你答应游戏公司开的条件

“I came to you because I wanted you to agree to the terms offered by the game company.”

qián xiān dào shǒu luò dài wèi ān ma CURRENT FOCUS

钱先到手 落袋为安 嘛

“Get the money first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yǐ jīng shuō le wǒ bù mài le

我已经说了我不卖了

“I already told them that I'm not selling it anymore.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Take the payout now before the offer disappears and you end up with nothing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Risk Aversion and Tangible Gain

The idiom '落袋为安' highlights a deeply ingrained pragmatic business mindset that prioritizes realized cash over speculative future rights.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #pragmatism #risk_avoidance #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
落袋为安 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pocket the money and secure the gain (a bird in the hand)

A very popular business and investing idiom emphasizing locking in profits immediately to eliminate future uncertainty.

先到手 SPOKEN CHUNK

get hold of (something) first

Used to prioritize securing a tangible asset or resource before dealing with other matters.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urging while framing the suggested action as common-sense and self-evident.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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