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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20 (28:01) HSK 2
nà wèi shén me zhuāng shén nòng guǐ bù ràng rén jìn lái

那为什么装神弄鬼 不让人进来

“Then why did they dress up as ghosts and not let people in?”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 28:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì a

对啊

“Right.”

nà wèi shén me zhuāng shén nòng guǐ bù ràng rén jìn lái CURRENT FOCUS

那 为什么 装神弄鬼 不让 人进来

“Then why did they dress up as ghosts and not let people in?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge zhái zi kàn qǐ lái pò pò jiù jiù de

“This house looks dilapidated.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: QUESTIONING MOTIVES
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are deliberately scaring people off because they clearly have something to hide.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deceptive Behavior Idioms

The idiom '装神弄鬼' reflects the cultural skepticism toward feigned mysticism, often used to expose deceit and fraudulent distractions.

INTENT TAGS: #suspicion #deduction #inquiry #scrutiny
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
装神弄鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play the devil; to practice fraud or mystification

Use this idiom when criticizing someone for acting suspiciously or staging fake mysteries to deceive people.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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