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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38 (09:26) HSK 6
zhè shì qí shí ne yě lài wǒ

这事其实呢也赖我

“I'm partly to blame for this.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 09:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shǎo ān wú zào

少安毋躁

“and take it easy.”

zhè shì qí shí ne yě lài wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

这事 其实 呢 也 赖我

“I'm partly to blame for this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xià biān rén bàn shì ba méi bàn hǎo

下边人办事吧没办好

“My subordinates didn't do a good job,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DE ESCALATION
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: COMPOSURE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Calm down; I'll show some humility, but really it was my staff who messed up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual Self-Criticism (Ke Tao)

Leaders often nominally take blame ('blame me too') to preserve harmony and protect the other party's face before explaining practical mishaps.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #diplomacy #hedging #face_management
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
也赖我 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is also my fault / blame me as well

A colloquial, face-saving way to accept partial blame in social or professional interactions.

其实呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually / to tell the truth

A spoken hedge used to pause, soften the tone, and introduce explanatory details.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the conversational transition and marks a slight pause to catch the listener's attention.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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