《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (37:59)
HSK 5
wǒ men lǎo bǎi xìng nǎ chī dé qǐ ya
我们老百姓哪吃得起呀
“then how can we common folk afford that?”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E10
TIMECODE: 37:59
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè yàng
这样
“Well,”
wǒ men lǎo bǎi xìng nǎ chī dé qǐ ya
CURRENT FOCUS
我们 老百姓 哪吃得起呀
“then how can we common folk afford that?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
suàn le suàn le
算了算了
“Forget it.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
COMPLAINING ABOUT COST
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That is way out of my budget, so I am not buying it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lao Bai Xing Identity
Referring to oneself as 'laobaixing' grounds the speaker in modest, relatable working-class humility, contrasting with affluent elites.
INTENT TAGS:
#declining
#bemoaning_cost
#self_effacing
#rhetorical_complaint
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
老百姓
SPOKEN CHUNK
common folks; ordinary citizens
Frequently used by ordinary people to self-deprecatingly refer to the working class versus the wealthy or officials.
吃得起
SPOKEN CHUNK
can afford to eat
A potential complement structure used to express financial ability to consume a specific meal or delicacy.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the rhetorical question and adds an emotive, lamenting exclamation tone.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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