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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27 (03:22) HSK 7
zhè lǎo piàn zi shàn cháng jiàn shén yán shén jiàn guǐ yán guǐ

这老骗子擅长见神言神 见鬼言鬼

“This old fraud is skilled at saying whatever suits the moment.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 03:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN biàn yǒu bù xìn tā de chá fǎ

便有不信他的查法

“so I investigate differently.”

zhè lǎo piàn zi shàn cháng jiàn shén yán shén jiàn guǐ yán guǐ CURRENT FOCUS

这老 骗子 擅长 见神言神 见鬼言鬼

“This old fraud is skilled at saying whatever suits the moment.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhǐ yào duì tā bǎo chí huái yí zán men jiù bú huì dōu bèi tā qiān zhe bí zi zǒu

“As long as I remain skeptical, we won't all end up being led about at his whim.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING AND CAUTIONING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISTRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Slick-tongued Deception (见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话)

Traditional Chinese culture views people who change their words to suit every listener with high suspicion, labeling them as unprincipled sycophants or manipulators.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #distrust #alerting #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
见神言神 见鬼言鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

adapting one's speech to suit any audience; smooth-talking and chameleon-like

A vivid variation of '见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话', used to describe opportunists or slick manipulators who change their tune according to whom they are addressing.

老骗子 SPOKEN CHUNK

old fraud; experienced swindler

A derogatory label used to refer to a seasoned trickster or con artist.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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