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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32 (40:34) HSK 4
zuò xiǎo fú dī shí nián zhī jiǔ

做小伏低十年之久

“scheming for ten years.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 40:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gōu jié sòng sān shū

你勾结宋三叔

“You conspired with Uncle Song,”

zuò xiǎo fú dī shí nián zhī jiǔ CURRENT FOCUS

做小伏低 十年之久

“scheming for ten years.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wú lùn nǐ mǔ qīn shì bú shì bèi dú sǐ

无论你母亲是不是被毒死

“Whether your mother was poisoned or not,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You pretended to be docile and harmless for a whole decade just waiting for your chance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Enduring Humiliation (Woxin Changdan)

Chinese culture frequently features the trope of hiding one's capabilities and enduring humiliation over years to achieve ultimate revenge or political success.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #exposure #condemnation #scorn
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做小伏低 SPOKEN CHUNK

to act servile; to grovel; to play the subservient role

An idiomatic expression describing humbling oneself excessively or swallowing one's pride to bide time.

之久 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as (a duration)

A literary suffix attached after a time duration to emphasize how surprisingly or remarkably long it was.

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