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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E22 (32:47) HSK 7
jiù jiē shǒu pǔ róng zhè me dà gè tàng shǒu shān yù

就接手浦荣这么大个烫手山芋

“you took over such a hot potato like Purong Hotel.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 32:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī huí lái

一回来

“As soon as you came back,”

jiù jiē shǒu pǔ róng zhè me dà gè tàng shǒu shān yù CURRENT FOCUS

就 接手 浦荣 这么大个 烫手山芋

“you took over such a hot potato like Purong Hotel.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǔ yào xiǎng bǎo quán zhè lǐ

主要想保全这里

“I mainly wanted to save this place,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: QUESTIONING DECISION
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why would you take on such a disastrous project right after coming back?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tangshou Shanyu (Hot Potato Metaphor)

Refers to undesirable tasks or failing enterprises that bring high risks with low potential rewards, often avoided in Chinese corporate politics.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #risk_pointing #skepticism #evaluating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
烫手山芋 SPOKEN CHUNK

hot potato; a thorny, troublesome issue or burden

A vivid and very common colloquial metaphor used to describe an unwanted problem nobody wants to handle.

接手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take over (a role, task, or business)

Commonly used in workplace contexts when succeeding someone or assuming responsibility for a project.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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