《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E19 (03:39)
HSK 5
wǒ zhè gōng zī dōu bái gěi nǐ men bái gěi nǐ men fā
我这工资 都白给你们 白给你们发
“I'm keeping all of you on payroll for... for nothing.”
《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 03:39
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zuì zhòng yào de shì zhǔ bō
最重要的是主播
“Streamers matter most to us.”
wǒ zhè gōng zī dōu bái gěi nǐ men bái gěi nǐ men fā
CURRENT FOCUS
我这工资 都 白给你们 白给你们 发
“I'm keeping all of you on payroll for... for nothing.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zǒng jiān nǐ méi shì ba
总监 你没事吧
“Director, are you alright?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
VENTING FRUSTRATION
Tone:
REPROACHFUL
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are completely useless and failing to deliver any results for the money I pay you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Managerial Chastisement via Salary Justification
In Chinese managerial dynamics, invoking salary as 'paid for nothing' (白给发工资) is a common high-pressure rebuke emphasizing accountability and return on investment.
INTENT TAGS:
#scolding
#reproaching
#criticizing_competence
#venting
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
白给
SPOKEN CHUNK
to give for free / in vain / without return
Colloquially used to emphasize that an effort, payment, or resource yielded zero useful return.
发工资
SPOKEN CHUNK
to pay salaries / issue payroll
The standard Chinese collocation for employers or companies paying wages to employees.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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