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《The Guilty》 S1·E4 (21:20) HSK 4
wǒ shì pà tā dào lǎo yé zi nà luàn fàng pì

我是怕他到老爷子那乱放屁

“I'm afraid he'll snitch to your father.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 21:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jué de wǒ pà tā

你觉得我怕他

“Do you think I'm afraid of him?”

wǒ shì pà tā dào lǎo yé zi nà luàn fàng pì CURRENT FOCUS

我是怕 他到 老爷子 那 乱放屁

“I'm afraid he'll snitch to your father.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men gāng cóng pài chū suǒ chū lái wàn yī bǎ lǎo yé zi rě máo le

咱们刚从派出所出来 万一把老爷子惹毛了

“We just got out of the police station. If we piss off the old man,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING CONCERN
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am not scared of him; I just do not want him poisoning the old man's ears against us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patriarchal Authority (Laoyezi)

In northern Chinese colloquial speech, 'laoyezi' refers respectfully or warily to an older father or gang/business patron whose displeasure brings severe consequences.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #self_defense #justification #fear_of_repercussions
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
乱放屁 SPOKEN CHUNK

talk absolute nonsense; spout lies

A highly crude, aggressive idiom used in colloquial speech to condemn false accusations or malicious gossip.

我是怕 SPOKEN CHUNK

what I am actually worried about is...

Commonly used to clarify one's genuine concern when misunderstood or accused of weakness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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