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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27 (19:59) HSK 7
wǒ shì zhēn xīn pèi fú nǐ nǐ shǎo huā yán qiǎo yǔ

我是真心佩服你 你少花言巧语

“I genuinely admire you. Spare me your flattery.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 19:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yòng yī dī xuè jiù hái le tā qīng bái nǐ nà cái shì zhēn běn shì

“You cleared his name with just a drop of blood. That's some real skill.”

wǒ shì zhēn xīn pèi fú nǐ nǐ shǎo huā yán qiǎo yǔ CURRENT FOCUS

我是 真心 佩服 你 你少 花言巧语

“I genuinely admire you. Spare me your flattery.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì guān yīn zhèn de zhàn hòu jì lù míng rì wǒ huì jiāo gěi zhāng xiàng shì

这是观音镇的占候记录 明日我会交给张相士

“These are the divination records of Guanyin Town. Tomorrow, I'll give them to Mr. Zhang,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFLECTING COMPLIMENTS
Tone: PLAYFUL YET SINCERE
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I really do respect your skills, so don't try to butter me up with smooth words.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modesty and Banter Among Equals

Dismissing flattery with mild teasing balances reciprocal compliments while maintaining modesty and camaraderie.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #bantering #deflecting #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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真心佩服 SPOKEN CHUNK

truly admire; genuinely respect

A common way to convey heartfelt admiration for someone's abilities.

花言巧语 SPOKEN CHUNK

sweet talk; flattery

A four-character idiom referring to elegant but deceitful or superficial compliments.

少来 SPOKEN CHUNK

cut it out; don't give me that

Here shortened to '少' followed by the noun, meaning 'spare me' or 'stop doing that'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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