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《The Heir》 S1·E30 (42:15) HSK 2
zhè shì féi quē a

这是肥缺啊

“That's a lucrative post.”

《The Heir》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 42:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yào bái yín qiān liǎng jiù néng móu gè zhuān sī huáng gōng nèi zào de guān dāng dāng

只要白银千两 就能谋个专司皇宫内造的官当当

“With just a thousand taels of silver, he can buy himself a palace post.”

zhè shì féi quē a CURRENT FOCUS

这是 肥缺 啊

“That's a lucrative post.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǎ ér nà me róng yì a tīng shuō ya nà kě shì jīng zhōng

哪儿那么容易啊 听说呀 那可是京中

“It's not that easy. I heard that it's a position”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EVALUATING OPPORTUNITY
Tone: EXCLAMATORY
Emotion: ENVY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That post is a goldmine with endless kickbacks!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Office Selling and Bureaucratic Perks (Feique)

In imperial China, offices overseeing palace craft procurement were notorious 'fat posts' (肥缺) that allowed officials to amass immense personal wealth through bribes and kickbacks.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluation #temptation #gossip
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
肥缺 SPOKEN CHUNK

a lucrative post; a cushy job with lots of perks or kickbacks

A colloquial term used to describe a position that offers high illicit gains or abundant perks.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds exclamation and emphasizes the speaker's emotional reaction of wonder or envy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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