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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7 (17:34) HSK 7
rén jiā huí tóu yào gào nǐ zào yáo de

人家回头要告你造谣的

“They could sue you for slander.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 17:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhā nán de xīn huān shì lìng yí gè nǚ zuò zhě

渣男的新欢 是另一个女作者

“That his new flame is another female author?”

rén jiā huí tóu yào gào nǐ zào yáo de CURRENT FOCUS

人家 回头 要 告你造谣 的

“They could sue you for slander.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín zhǎn qiào

林展翘

“Lin Zhanqiao...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY AND BLUNT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Shut your mouth and stop spreading rumors before you get us sued.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Use of 'Renjia' (人家)

The term '人家' is used here to refer to the aggrieved third party in a semi-empathetic or objective way, contrasting the gossip's target with the speaker and listener.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #dissuasion #legal_risk
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
告你造谣 SPOKEN CHUNK

sue you for spreading rumors / defaming

A colloquial legal warning commonly used when someone is sharing juicy or unverified gossip about another person.

回头 SPOKEN CHUNK

later / after the fact / down the line

Colloquially indicates consequences that may occur in the near future as a reaction to present actions.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the sentence to give a tone of firm certainty regarding the predicted negative outcome.

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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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