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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31 (26:21) HSK 4
suàn pán zhū zi dǎ dé zhèn tiān xiǎng

算盘珠子打得震天响

“Their scheming is so blatant”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 26:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè liǎng gè lǎo hú lí

这两个老狐狸

“These two old foxes.”

suàn pán zhū zi dǎ dé zhèn tiān xiǎng CURRENT FOCUS

算盘珠子打得震天响

“Their scheming is so blatant”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men zài jì zhōu dōu tīng dé yì qīng èr chǔ

“that we can sense it clearly even in Jizhou.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING SCHEMES
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Their greedy scheming is so blatant that absolutely everyone can see right through it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Abacus Metaphor (打小算盘)

In Chinese culture, playing the abacus represents calculating personal profit or plotting self-serving schemes, often carrying a derogatory connotation when done blatantly.

INTENT TAGS: #mockery #ridicule #exposing_intentions #sarcasm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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算盘珠子打得震天响 SPOKEN CHUNK

clicking the abacus beads deafeningly loud; scheming so blatantly that everyone notices

Use this colorful idiom to mock someone whose self-serving calculations or hidden agendas are laughably obvious.

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