《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E7 (10:18)
HSK 2
bù zhōng yòng de dōng xī a
不中用的东西啊
“useless thing.”
《Dream of Golden Years》
S1·E7
TIMECODE: 10:18
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ kě shì duì bù qǐ liè zǔ liè zōng shēng xià zhè me gè
我可是对不起列祖列宗 生下这么个
“I've failed my ancestors by giving birth to this”
bù zhōng yòng de dōng xī a
CURRENT FOCUS
不中用 的 东西 啊
“useless thing.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men shì bǎ xià jiā de liǎn gěi diū jǐn le ya
我们是把夏家的脸 给丢尽了呀
“What a complete embarrassment to the Xia family!”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
SCOLDING AND LAMENTING
Tone:
SCATHING
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are an utter disgrace to our entire family!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Piety and Family Shame (丢脸)
A child's misconduct or inadequacy is seen as an offense against ancestors ('列祖列宗') and a catastrophic loss of collective family face.
INTENT TAGS:
#scolding
#venting
#rebuking
#shaming
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不中用
SPOKEN CHUNK
useless; good-for-nothing
A harsh spoken descriptor used to criticize someone's lack of competence or worth.
东西
SPOKEN CHUNK
thing; creature (derogatory when referring to a person)
Depersonalizes the target to express profound disgust or rebuke.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Accentuates the exclamation, intensifying the lament and indignation.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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