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《Vanished Name》 S1·E23 (09:26) HSK 4
zuì hòu jié guǒ dōu shì tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

最后结果都是偷鸡不成蚀把米

“and it always ends up losing more than gaining.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 09:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ mā jiù zhè yàng tiān tiān zuò měi mèng

我妈就这样天天做美梦

“My mom always daydreams,”

zuì hòu jié guǒ dōu shì tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ CURRENT FOCUS

最后 结果 都是 偷鸡不成蚀把米

“and it always ends up losing more than gaining.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gào sù nǐ rèn xiǎo míng zhè cì wǒ lián jī dài mǐ de dōu gěi nǐ zhēng huí lái

我告诉你任小名 这次我连鸡带米的都给你挣回来

“Listen, Ren Xiaoming, I'll earn more money than you imagine.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CYNICAL EVALUATION
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Every single attempt backfires and leaves us worse off, so wake up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism vs Speculation

Traditional Chinese culture strongly warns against greed and speculative shortcuts, commonly deploying agrarian idioms to caution against chasing easy money.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #criticism #warning #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
最后结果 SPOKEN CHUNK

the final outcome / bottom line

A spoken phrase emphasizing the inevitable conclusion of a recurring situation.

偷鸡不成蚀把米 SPOKEN CHUNK

trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it; suffer a double loss

A popular Chinese idiom describing someone who attempts an opportunistic venture and ends up losing their original investment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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