《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E19 (34:19)
HSK 6
rén jiā qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī
人家情人眼里出西施
“They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
《Dream of Golden Years》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 34:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jīng chéng shèng chéng dū huì yǒu tā de yī xí zhī dì
“whether in Jingcheng or Shengcheng, he will have a place.”
rén jiā qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī
CURRENT FOCUS
人家 情人眼里出西施
“They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ de yǎn lǐ chū cái shén shì ba
你的眼里出财神 是吧
“But for you, it's a cash cow you see, isn't it?”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
TEASING
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Other people see only love and beauty in their partners, but you seem to see a cash cow.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xi Shi Reference (西施)
Xi Shi is renowned as one of ancient China's legendary four great beauties, making this idiom the standard Chinese equivalent of 'love is blind'.
INTENT TAGS:
#banter
#teasing
#proverbial_reference
#poking_fun
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
情人眼里出西施
SPOKEN CHUNK
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
A classic Chinese proverb used when someone sees their romantic partner as flawless.
人家
SPOKEN CHUNK
other people; others
Used colloquially to contrast common societal behavior with the specific listener's behavior.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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