《The Truth》 S1·E3 (29:38)
HSK 6
xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán ma
小心驶得万年船嘛
“Caution is the parent of safety.”
《The Truth》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 29:38
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dàn shì bì jìng shì tóu huí hé zuò
“But this is our first time working together after all.”
xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán ma
CURRENT FOCUS
小心驶得万年船 嘛
“Caution is the parent of safety.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men yǒu wǒ men de yuán zé
我们有我们的原则
“We have our own principles.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
JUSTIFYING CAUTION
Tone:
PRAGMATIC
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take it personally, but we don't know you well enough yet to take unnecessary risks.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Proverbs as Rhetorical Shields
Invoking shared cultural idioms allows speakers to decline trust or impose conditions without sounding personally hostile.
INTENT TAGS:
#justification
#hedging
#risk_management
#precaution
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
小心驶得万年船
SPOKEN CHUNK
caution is the parent of safety / play it safe
A classic Chinese proverb invoked to defend caution or stringent verification.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the statement as an obvious, universally accepted truth, softening the defensive tone.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (29:38) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus