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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32 (16:15) HSK 1
hái zhēn shì zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng

还真是真人不露相

“truly hid his nature.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 16:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè ge hǎo dà gē

你这个好大哥

“Your brother”

hái zhēn shì zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng CURRENT FOCUS

还真是 真人不露相

“truly hid his nature.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lián wǒ dōu chà diǎn kàn zǒu le yǎn

“Even I almost misjudged him.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: IRONIC COMPLIMENT
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were hiding your real competence all along and fooled me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concealment of Talents (Tao Guang Yang Hui)

In traditional Chinese strategy, hiding one's capabilities until the decisive moment is considered a classic art of survival and power struggle.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #grudging_praise #suspicion #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
真人不露相 SPOKEN CHUNK

a person of real ability never reveals their talents prematurely

A common idiom used to praise or grudgingly acknowledge someone who concealed extraordinary competence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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