《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (07:13)
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shǎo zài lǎo fū miàn qián xū zhāng shēng shì
少在老夫面前虚张声势
“Stop putting on airs before me.”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 07:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù shuō jiù shì
不说就是
“We won't.”
shǎo zài lǎo fū miàn qián xū zhāng shēng shì
CURRENT FOCUS
少 在 老 夫面 前 虚张声势
“Stop putting on airs before me.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
lǎo fū bù gāo xìng
老夫不高兴
“If I'm unhappy,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
REBUKING BLUFF
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't scare me at all, so drop the act.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Archaic Self-Reference (Laofu)
The term 'laofu' (this old man) is traditionally used by older, senior men to assert authority, experience, and seniority over younger or less experienced rivals.
INTENT TAGS:
#dismissal
#reasserting_dominance
#warning
#calling_bluff
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
虚张声势
SPOKEN CHUNK
to make an empty show of strength; to bluff
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used when someone pretends to have power or confidence they actually lack.
少在
SPOKEN CHUNK
stop doing (something) in front of / around...
Used as an imperative warning equivalent to 'stop doing X', carrying a blunt and annoyed tone.
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1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (07:13) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus