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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E9 (36:54) HSK 3
xià láng jiāng zhè jiǔ liàng bù xíng a

夏郎将这酒量不行啊

“Commandant Xia can't hold his liquor.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 36:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mèng xiào wèi

孟校尉

“Captain Meng,”

xià láng jiāng zhè jiǔ liàng bù xíng a CURRENT FOCUS

夏郎将这 酒量不行 啊

“Commandant Xia can't hold his liquor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán liǎ hē zán liǎ hē lái hē

咱俩喝 咱俩喝 来 喝

“- Let's drink. - Sure. Come on.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: TEASING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can't handle your liquor at all, so let me drink with someone who can.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drinking Table Banter (酒桌文化)

In Chinese social dining, teasing a companion's 'jiuliang' (alcohol tolerance) is a standard icebreaker to stimulate atmosphere and encourage further toasting.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #banter #drinking #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
酒量不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have poor alcohol tolerance; cannot drink much

Extremely frequent dinner-table idiom used to comment on someone who gets drunk quickly or cannot keep up.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an informal, exclamation-like teasing tone to the observation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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