《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (18:56)
HSK 7
qīn xiōng dì hái míng suàn zhàng ne
亲兄弟还明算账呢
“Even between real brothers, accounts must be clear.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E1
TIMECODE: 18:56
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yǔ wǒ lùn xiōng mèi yě dà kě bù bì
“And there's no need to speak of being my brother.”
qīn xiōng dì hái míng suàn zhàng ne
CURRENT FOCUS
亲 兄弟 还明 算账 呢
“Even between real brothers, accounts must be clear.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ zuì fán de
我最烦的
“What I hate most”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone:
FIRM
Emotion:
ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not try to guilt-trip me with friendship or family; let us stick strictly to the numbers.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Separating Guanxi from Financial Obligation
While personal connections (guanxi) are central to Chinese culture, this proverb serves as a recognized social norm to enforce fair accounting without causing total loss of face.
INTENT TAGS:
#boundary_setting
#fairness
#financial_clarity
#proverbial_justification
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
亲兄弟明算账
SPOKEN CHUNK
even close brothers settle accounts clearly
A common idiom used to separate business or monetary matters from close personal relationships.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the established truth of the proverb to bolster the speaker's argument.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (18:56) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus