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《The Heir》 S1·E27 (39:53) HSK 5
hái shì wǒ men lǐ jiā duì bú zhù nǐ ya

还是我们李家对不住你呀

“or the Li family?”

《The Heir》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 39:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jǐng qí duì bú zhù nǐ

“Was it Jingqi,”

hái shì wǒ men lǐ jiā duì bú zhù nǐ ya CURRENT FOCUS

还 是我 们李家 对不住你 呀

“or the Li family?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niáng

娘

“Mother,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: OFFERING APOLOGY
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have suffered so much because of us, and my heart breaks for the injustice you endured.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Family Guilt (Dui Bu Zhu)

Chinese familial morality emphasizes collective responsibility, where a clan matriarch or patriarch openly bears the guilt for harm inflicted by individual family members.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #consoling #guilt #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to wrong someone / let someone down

Carries significantly deeper emotional weight and moral remorse than a routine 'duibuqi'.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the utterance while infusing it with deep emotional sighing and heartfelt sorrow.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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