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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E22 (35:53) HSK 1
gē gōng sòng dé le sān bǎi cì

歌功颂德了三百次

“praised you 300 times,”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 35:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge zhāng tài fù

这个章太傅

“Grand Mentor Zhang”

gē gōng sòng dé le sān bǎi cì CURRENT FOCUS

歌功颂德 了三百次

“praised you 300 times,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jìng rán zhòng diǎn shì chuī le chuī zì jǐ de zhí zi

竟然重点是吹了吹自己的侄子

“but the main point was to boast about his nephew?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“His endless praise was just a pathetic, transparent smokescreen to promote his own relative.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nepotism Behind Sycophancy

Bureaucrats often indulged superiors with extensive, ritualized flattery to conceal ulterior motives, such as advancing their clan members' careers.

INTENT TAGS: #mockery #sarcasm #criticism #exposure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
歌功颂德 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sing someone's praises; to eulogize virtues

A four-character idiom (chengyu) often used critically to describe sycophancy or fawning over authority.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an action, emphasizing the sheer frequency of the flattery.

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