《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (10:04)
HSK 3
yǎng nán rén kě zhēn guì
养男人可真贵
“The cost to support a man is high.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 10:04
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù guò dà niáng shuō dé méi cuò
不过大娘说得没错
“Mrs. Zhao was right.”
yǎng nán rén kě zhēn guì
CURRENT FOCUS
养男人 可真 贵
“The cost to support a man is high.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
ā jiě dé gèng nǔ lì dì zhèng qián le
“I have to work harder to make more money.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
HUMOROUS COMPLAINT
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cost a lot to keep around, but I am willing to hustle harder for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reversing Gendered Financial Roles
Traditionally in Chinese culture, men were expected to provide financially ('养家'); playfully claiming to '养男人' reverses traditional gender expectations for comedic or empowering effect.
INTENT TAGS:
#playful_complaint
#teasing
#affectionate_banter
#financial_motivation
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
养男人
SPOKEN CHUNK
to financially support or keep a man
Used colloquially or humorously when a woman pays for a man's living expenses.
可真贵
SPOKEN CHUNK
is really so expensive
A common spoken emphatic pattern '可真 + adj.' used to emphasize a surprising degree.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (10:04) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus