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《The Heir》 S1·E27 (19:14) HSK 6
nǐ kàn zài chūn huā gū gū de miàn zi shàng

你看在春花姑姑的面子上

“for the sake of Aunt Chunhua.”

《The Heir》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 19:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gū fù zhī dào cuò le nǐ jiù ráo le gū fù zhè yī huí ba

姑父知道错了 你就饶了姑父这一回吧

“I know I did wrong. Please forgive me, your uncle, this once,”

nǐ kàn zài chūn huā gū gū de miàn zi shàng CURRENT FOCUS

你看 在春花姑姑 的面子上

“for the sake of Aunt Chunhua.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gū fù

姑父

“"Uncle"?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING FOR MERCY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may hate me, but you cannot disrespect your aunt by punishing me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving Appeals)

In relational Chinese society, people frequently appeal to a third party's 'face' (mianzi) to resolve disputes or secure forgiveness that one could not obtain on one's own.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #face_appeal #seeking_clemency #manipulation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看在……的面子上 SPOKEN CHUNK

for the sake of someone, out of respect for someone's feelings/face

An essential idiomatic construction used when asking for a favor or leniency by invoking a respected third party.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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