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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E36 (17:56) HSK 4
jiù shì wàng ēn fù yì

就是忘恩负义

“they were called ungrateful,”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 17:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù qù

不去

“If they refused,”

jiù shì wàng ēn fù yì CURRENT FOCUS

就是 忘恩负义

“they were called ungrateful,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì wǎng gù shī ēn

“accused of betraying their master's grace.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you refuse, you are an ungrateful traitor.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bao'en (Repaying Kindness)

In traditional Chinese morality, repaying kindness and loyalty to mentors/benefactors is a fundamental ethical duty, making accusations of ingratitude extremely severe.

INTENT TAGS: #guilt_tripping #shaming #condemnation #rebuking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
忘恩负义 SPOKEN CHUNK

ungrateful; biting the hand that feeds you

A common 4-character idiom used to severely rebuke someone who forgets kindness and repays it with betrayal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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