《The Lead》 S1·E16 (17:09)
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nà lǘ bù yě yào miàn zi ne ma
那驴不也要面子呢吗
“But even a donkey has its pride.”
《The Lead》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 17:09
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ shì lǘ
我是驴
“Fine, I'm the donkey.”
nà lǘ bù yě yào miàn zi ne ma
CURRENT FOCUS
那驴 不也 要面子 呢 吗
“But even a donkey has its pride.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè miàn zi shàng de shì qíng zán yě dōu bié jì jiào le
“Let's not worry about saving face right now.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
MOCKING REFUTATION
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even if you treat yourself like a beast of burden, you still can't afford to throw away all your dignity.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face Culture) and Human Dignity
Even at the lowest social rungs or during extreme self-deprecation, maintaining a bare minimum of 'mianzi' (pride and social standing) is treated as an essential boundary of basic humanity.
INTENT TAGS:
#defending_dignity
#sarcasm
#saving_face
#rebuttal
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1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
要面子
SPOKEN CHUNK
save face; be concerned about reputation and dignity
A fundamental Chinese idiom about preserving one's social status, pride, or dignity.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the ongoing or self-evident nature of the condition within the rhetorical question.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the rhetorical question demanding agreement.
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2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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