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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E15 (29:40) HSK 7
rú jīn tā lǎo rén jiā shī gǔ wèi hán

如今他老人家尸骨未寒

“Now he has just passed away.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 29:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liàn zhì le duō shǎo dān yào a

炼制了多少丹药啊

“the immortal sects.”

rú jīn tā lǎo rén jiā shī gǔ wèi hán CURRENT FOCUS

如今 他老人家 尸骨未寒

“Now he has just passed away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zěn me néng rú cǐ fàng sì ne

“How can you be so insolent?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Show some basic decency; he just died and you are already acting like vultures.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Piety and Mourning Decorum (Xiao Dao)

In Chinese ethics, honoring the deceased during the immediate mourning period is a core moral virtue; premature self-interest is seen as unforgivable disrespect.

INTENT TAGS: #shaming #reproach #indignation #moralizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
尸骨未寒 SPOKEN CHUNK

before the body is even cold / barely after someone's death

A powerful four-character idiom used to morally condemn actions that betray or dishonor a deceased person immediately following their death.

他老人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

his honorable self / that respected elder

An honorific construction used to refer to a senior or respected figure with profound deference.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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