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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27 (03:40) HSK 6
nà lǎo piàn zi kǒu chǐ líng lì dé hěn

那老骗子 口齿伶俐得很

“That old fraud is quite silver-tongued.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 03:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé chá àn guò chéng shuō bù zhǔn néng yǒu xīn fā xiàn

和查案过程 说不准能有新发现

“and his investigation process? We might discover something new.”

nà lǎo piàn zi kǒu chǐ líng lì dé hěn CURRENT FOCUS

那老 骗子 口齿伶俐 得很

“That old fraud is quite silver-tongued.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī jiàn dào wǒ jiù chéng le dòu jī

“He gets all riled up like a fighting cock whenever he sees me.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHARACTER CRITIQUE
Tone: DERISIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be fooled by his smooth talk; he knows exactly how to twist words to cover his tracks.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Skepticism of Glibness (巧言令色)

Traditional Chinese ethics heavily warns against individuals with overly sweet or excessively articulate speech ('巧言'), associating silver tongues with deceit and lack of virtue.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #deprecation #evaluation #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
口齿伶俐 SPOKEN CHUNK

sharp-tongued; articulate; glib

Describes someone with nimble, fast, and persuasive speech, often used pejoratively when applied to tricksters.

老骗子 SPOKEN CHUNK

old fraud; old swindler

A pejorative spoken term used to dismiss someone as chronically dishonest and untrustworthy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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