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《COURT!》 S1·E20 (01:54) HSK 3
hé zhe yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng

合着羊毛出在羊身上

“So in the end, it all came out of Dad's money.”

《COURT!》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 01:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái yǐ wéi qián shì nǐ men chū de ne

“I thought you paid for it yourselves.”

hé zhe yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng CURRENT FOCUS

合着羊毛出在羊身上

“So in the end, it all came out of Dad's money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bèi gào lǜ shī zhù yì cuò cí

被告律师 注意措辞

“Defendant's counsel, watch your wording.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CALLING OUT TRICKERY
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You didn't give away anything; you just paid with our own money!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Exposing Disguised Costs (Yang Mao Chu Zai Yang Shen Shang)

Chinese speakers frequently invoke this idiom in business or disputes to emphasize vigilance against illusory concessions or hidden charges.

INTENT TAGS: #exposure #sarcasm #confrontation #realization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
合着 SPOKEN CHUNK

so it turns out; all along

A very common colloquial discourse marker expressing sudden realization or indignant discovery.

羊毛出在羊身上 SPOKEN CHUNK

the wool comes off the sheep's back; you get nothing for free

A staple Chinese idiom used when a cost is disguised as a perk but ultimately paid by the recipient.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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