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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E2 (33:01) HSK 6
zhēn shì tiān xià wū yā yì bān hēi a

真是天下乌鸦一般黑啊

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 33:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǎn gài nǐ de jiān qíng

掩盖你的奸情

“and cover up your affair.”

zhēn shì tiān xià wū yā yì bān hēi a CURRENT FOCUS

真是 天下乌鸦一般黑 啊

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mì yǔ

蜜语

“Miyu.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CRITICIZING AND DENOUNCING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're all just as bad as each other—none of you are any good.”
💡 Cultural Insight: tian xia wu ya yi ban hei (all crows under heaven are equally black)

A Chinese folk proverb. In traditional Chinese culture, crows are often associated with bad luck, ugliness, or inauspicious omens. The universal trait that all crows are black is used as a metaphor to express indignation that 'bad people or corrupt practices are the same everywhere'.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #rebuke #disappointment #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
天下乌鸦一般黑 SPOKEN CHUNK

Metaphor meaning that corrupt phenomena or bad people exist everywhere and none of them are good ('all crows under heaven are equally black').

A common colloquial proverb, typically used to express utter disappointment, condemnation, or sarcasm toward a specific group or a recurring sequence of unpleasant people and events.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a sentence to intensify the exclamatory and sarcastic tone, venting dissatisfaction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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