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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23 (13:31) HSK 3
nà xiǎo dōng xī cōng míng dé hěn

那小东西聪明得很

“That little thing is very clever.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 13:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN niáng zǐ nú bì dài xuě yī niáng chū qù le

娘子 奴婢带雪衣娘出去了

“Your Highness, I'm taking Lady in Snow out.”

nà xiǎo dōng xī cōng míng dé hěn CURRENT FOCUS

那 小东西 聪明得很

“That little thing is very clever.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dǎo shì xiàng gè xiǎo hái zi

倒是像个小孩子

“It's quite like a child.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PRAISING AFFECTIONATELY
Tone: AFFECTIONATE
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Anthropomorphism in Aristocratic Leisure

In imperial palace life, pets often served as intimate emotional companions for concubines, treated and spoken of almost like precocious children.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #affection #casual_remark #endearment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
小东西 SPOKEN CHUNK

little thing / little rascal

A colloquial, affectionate term for small pets or young children.

聪明得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely clever

The pattern '[adjective] + 得很' is a vivid spoken intensifier meaning 'very much' or 'exceedingly'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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