《The Truth》 S1·E3 (36:41)
HSK 7
kě zhēn shì lǐ zi miàn zi dōu bù diū a
可真是里子面子都不丢啊
“how to keep up appearances and substance.”
《The Truth》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 36:41
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ men bào lǎo bǎn
你们鲍老板
“Mr. Bao sure knows”
kě zhēn shì lǐ zi miàn zi dōu bù diū a
CURRENT FOCUS
可真 是 里子面子都不丢 啊
“how to keep up appearances and substance.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
mù qián huǒ gē tuán huǒ yǐ jīng yǔ bào hēi yī fāng jiē shàng le tóu
目前 火哥团伙已经与鲍黑一方 接上了头
“Currently, Huo's gang has made contact with Bao Hei's side.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
IRONIC CRITICISM
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He really knows how to have his cake and eat it too without any shame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lizi and Mianzi (Substance vs Face)
In Chinese social philosophy, 'mianzi' is external prestige and social standing, while 'lizi' is actual material substance or inner integrity. Achieving both is often viewed as shrewd pragmatism.
INTENT TAGS:
#mockery
#sarcasm
#evaluation
#cynicism
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
里子面子
SPOKEN CHUNK
both substance and appearance / practical benefit and public face
A common paired idiom referring to satisfying both internal material interests and external reputation.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds an exclamation tone that emphasizes cynical exclamation or sarcasm.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Truth》 S1·E3 (36:41) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus