《Road to Success》 S1·E15 (02:20)
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zhè hái zi jiù bú shì shěng yóu de dēng
这孩子就不是省油的灯
“This kid has always been a handful.”
《Road to Success》
S1·E15
TIMECODE: 02:20
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
ràng nǐ men fèi xīn le
让你们费心了
“sorry to trouble you.”
zhè hái zi jiù bú shì shěng yóu de dēng
CURRENT FOCUS
这孩子就 不是省油的灯
“This kid has always been a handful.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shǒu zěn me le
手怎么了
“What's with your hands?”
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Scene:
School & Education
Function:
CRITICIZING FAMILY MEMBER
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is a real handful and always causes trouble, so please bear with him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecatory Parenting (Qianci)
Chinese parents often openly criticize their children's flaws to outsiders as a form of modesty and to preempt external blame for poor upbringing.
INTENT TAGS:
#complaining
#face_saving
#acknowledging_fault
#venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不是省油的灯
SPOKEN CHUNK
not an easy person to deal with; troublesome; a handful
A very common colloquial idiom used to describe someone who is cunning, rebellious, or difficult to manage.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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