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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E1 (38:47) HSK 3
rú zǐ kě jiào

孺子可教

“Teachable.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 38:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mò fēi yǎn qián suǒ jǐng duì chéng zhǔ yǒu suǒ chù dòng

莫非眼前所景 对城主有所触动

“Could it be that the sight before the mayor has touched him?”

rú zǐ kě jiào CURRENT FOCUS

孺子可教

“Teachable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shuō wèi dà rén nǐ hǎo dǎi tǒng lǐng hù wèi jūn zěn me kàn shàng qù

我说卫大人 你好歹统领护卫军 怎么看上去

“Well, Lord Wei, you command the Guardian Corps after all. Why do you look like”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONDESCENDING PRAISE
Tone: PATRONIZING
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You finally caught on to what I was thinking.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seniority and Patronage

Using classical sayings like '孺子可教' (from the Han dynasty story of Zhang Liang) inherently frames the speaker as a knowledgeable elder and the listener as an apprentice.

INTENT TAGS: #approving #patronizing #acknowledging #status_assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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孺子可教 SPOKEN CHUNK

a promising youth worthy of being taught; apt pupil

A classical idiom commonly used playfully or patronizingly when someone younger or subordinate quickly grasps a point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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