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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (04:11) HSK 7
shā zhū yǎng jiā hú kǒu

杀猪养家糊口

“butchering pigs to support the family.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 04:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu le diē de lù zi

走了爹的路子

“She's following her father's trade,”

shā zhū yǎng jiā hú kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

杀猪 养家糊口

“butchering pigs to support the family.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lèng shì bǎ fán jiā gěi chēng qǐ lái le

“She's held the family together all on her own.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: NARRATING HARDSHIP
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Responsibility and Survival

Carrying on a father's grueling trade to keep a lineage and household afloat is regarded with deep respect in traditional Chinese kinship values.

INTENT TAGS: #narration #praise #endurance #family_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
杀猪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to butcher pigs

A traditional manual trade often associated with hard labor and lower social prestige in imperial times.

养家糊口 SPOKEN CHUNK

to support a family / to put food on the table

A common four-character idiom describing basic livelihood survival.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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