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《Light to the Night》 S1·E7 (03:41) HSK 1
gōng jiā de yóu shuǐ duō

公家的 油水多

“It's run by the government. Very lucrative.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi yáng hái yǒu dì èr gè kuàng chǎng ma ?

魏阳还有第二个矿场吗?

“Do you see another mine in Weiyang?”

gōng jiā de yóu shuǐ duō CURRENT FOCUS

公家的 油水多

“It's run by the government. Very lucrative.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rǎn shū shū dì xià mí gōng chá wán le

冉叔叔 地下迷宫查完了

“Uncle Ran, now that we have checked the underground labyrinth,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It belongs to the state, which means there is a ton of easy money to skim off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Perception of State Resources (油水)

In Chinese colloquial culture, state-owned entities were traditionally perceived as deep reservoirs of wealth where lax oversight allowed individuals to extract illicit personal profit ('grease').

INTENT TAGS: #explaining_motive #cynicism #speculation #crime_context
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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公家的 SPOKEN CHUNK

state-owned; publicly owned

Colloquial way to describe property, assets, or institutions belonging to the government or public sector.

油水多 SPOKEN CHUNK

very lucrative; lots of illicit perks or easy profit

A vivid idiom describing a post, deal, or place with plenty of lucrative opportunities for skimming or personal gain.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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