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《Born with Luck》 S1·E4 (03:30) HSK 6
zài mín jiān dōu hěn yǒu míng qì de

在民间都很有名气的

“and well-known among the people”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 03:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiē nián tān dé

这些年贪得

“Over the years, those who were extremely corrupt”

zài mín jiān dōu hěn yǒu míng qì de CURRENT FOCUS

在民间都很有名 气的

“and well-known among the people”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuì jìn jǐ nián dōu bèi zhuā zǒu le

最近几年都被抓走了

“have all been arrested.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DESCRIBING AND EVALUATING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are so corrupt that their notoriety is widely known among the common people.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Well-known among the people (irony)

In contemporary China's anti-corruption context, misdeeds of corrupt officials often spread through word of mouth among common citizens, generating public notoriety and informal public scrutiny.

INTENT TAGS: #irony #emphasizing severity #discussing corruption
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
在民间 SPOKEN CHUNK

among the common people, at the grassroots level of society

Often used with words related to popularity or word of mouth; here it refers to something widely known and talked about among ordinary citizens.

很有名气 SPOKEN CHUNK

very famous, well-known to everyone

Originally a positive or neutral expression, here it is used ironically to mean being notorious for excessive corruption.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize and confirm a fact, reinforcing an assertive tone.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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