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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (05:09) HSK 4
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng gù kè men kě bù huì mǎi dān

羊毛出在羊身上 顾客们可不会买单

“The customer is ultimately the one who pays, and I don't think they'll pay for it.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 05:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù míng xiǎn de gǎi biàn huā fèi zhè me duō chéng běn

不明显的改变 花费这么多成本

“on such a subtle detail...”

yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng gù kè men kě bù huì mǎi dān CURRENT FOCUS

羊毛出在羊身上 顾客们 可不会 买单

“The customer is ultimately the one who pays, and I don't think they'll pay for it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guò tā yīng gāi yě kuài le tīng wǒ péng yǒu shuō yōu yǎ de shǒu pī fú zhuāng

不过她应该也快了 听我朋友说 优雅的首批服装

“But Ji Ya should be ready soon. From what I've heard, Elegance's first batch of garments”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SKEPTICAL ASSESSMENT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Customers aren't stupid; they won't pay extra for changes they can't even notice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yang Mao Chu Zai Yang Shen Shang (Passing Costs to Consumers)

Chinese consumer wisdom often assumes that any seemingly free benefit or unnecessary manufacturer cost is secretly factored into the final retail price.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #business_critique #warning #market_pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
羊毛出在羊身上 SPOKEN CHUNK

the wool comes off the sheep; costs inevitably get passed down to the consumer

A very popular idiom used in business or shopping contexts to note that perks or overhead are secretly paid by the buyer.

买单 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay the bill; to bear the consequences or costs

Widely used both literally (paying at a restaurant) and figuratively (paying for a business risk or mistake).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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