《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E12 (20:27)
HSK 6
kuā rén de huà tīng qǐ lái yì diǎn yě bù tián ？
夸人的话听起来一点也不甜？
“does your compliment sound so unflattering?”
《Veil of Shadows》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 20:27
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zěn me
怎么
“Why”
kuā rén de huà tīng qǐ lái yì diǎn yě bù tián ？
CURRENT FOCUS
夸人的话 听 起来 一点也不甜 ？
“does your compliment sound so unflattering?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
jì líng nà ge shǎ zi
寄灵那个傻子
“Ji Ling, that silly boy.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
PLAYFUL TEASING
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you being so sour when I just said something nice about you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bantering Compliments (Tian)
In Chinese social interaction, calling someone's words 'sweet' (甜) often denotes affectionate or pleasing speech, and teasing someone for not being sweet enough is a common flirtatious habit.
INTENT TAGS:
#teasing
#banter
#mock_complaint
#irony
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
夸人的话
SPOKEN CHUNK
words of praise; compliments
A common colloquial phrase referring to flattery, compliments, or nice remarks spoken to another person.
一点也不
SPOKEN CHUNK
not at all; not in the least
Standard pattern placed before an adjective to emphasize complete negation.
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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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