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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (31:40) HSK 3
nà ge píng shí bí kǒng zhǎng zài nǎo mén shàng de

那个平时鼻孔长在脑门上的

“what kind of shabby disguise”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 31:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì bù zhī dào

就是不知道

“I just wonder”

nà ge píng shí bí kǒng zhǎng zài nǎo mén shàng de CURRENT FOCUS

那个 平 时 鼻孔长在脑门上 的

“what kind of shabby disguise”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nán zhào dà wáng zi

南赵大王子

“that arrogant Nanzhao Eldest Prince”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Humorous Derogatory Metaphors

Chinese spoken culture frequently uses body-part exaggerations to puncture the dignity of pompous superiors or adversaries.

INTENT TAGS: #mockery #ridicule #criticism #derision
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
鼻孔长在脑门上 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely arrogant with one's nose in the air

A colloquial and humorous visual metaphor used to mock someone who looks down on others with intense vanity.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a nominalizer turning the descriptive clause into a noun modifier specifying the target person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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