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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E20 (28:11) HSK 5
xiǎo lè wàn yī shuō lòu zuǐ jiù má fán le

小乐万一说漏嘴就麻烦了

“and Jiale accidentally lets something slip, that would be trouble.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 28:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wàn yī luó liáng lián xì tā

万一罗梁联系他

“If Luo Liang contacts him,”

xiǎo lè wàn yī shuō lòu zuǐ jiù má fán le CURRENT FOCUS

小乐 万一 说漏嘴 就麻烦了

“and Jiale accidentally lets something slip, that would be trouble.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng

行

“Okay.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES
Tone: CAUTIOUS
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Precautionary Risk Framing

Chinese speakers often anticipate the worst-case scenario ('万一') to encourage extreme caution and consensus among partners.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #risk_assessment #anxiety
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说漏嘴 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let slip; to spill the beans accidentally

A very common colloquial expression used when someone unintentionally reveals a secret.

万一 SPOKEN CHUNK

just in case; if by any chance

Placed before a hypothetical bad scenario to highlight risk or precautionary thinking.

就麻烦了 SPOKEN CHUNK

then there will be trouble

Used as a standard formula to state that the consequence of an action will be messy or problematic.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state to a problematic situation should the condition occur.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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