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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E10 (04:29) HSK 7
tái shàng cái huì diū rén

台上才会丢人

“(you'll embarrass yourself on stage.)”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 04:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tái xià bù yòng gōng

台下不用功

“(If you don't practice hard,)”

tái shàng cái huì diū rén CURRENT FOCUS

台上才会丢人

“(you'll embarrass yourself on stage.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yíng shén wǔ tiào chéng zhè fù mú yàng

“(If you perform the God-Welcoming Dance this way,)”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: SCOLDING AND WARNING
Tone: CRITICAL AND HARSH
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You only have yourselves to blame for looking this pathetic in front of everyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Stage Work Ethic and Face (Mianzi)

Reflects the traditional Chinese performing arts belief that rigorous behind-the-scenes discipline is required to preserve public honor and avoid disgracing the troupe.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimanding #admonition #criticism #face_loss
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
丢人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose face; to embarrass oneself

A very common colloquial expression used when someone commits a humiliating mistake in public.

才会 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then will...; inevitably leads to...

Used in conditional sentences to highlight an inevitable negative outcome resulting from a prior fault.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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