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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E7 (37:39) HSK 7
bù guò shì nǐ de yī chū kǔ ròu jì bà le

不过是你的一出苦肉计罢了

“It was just a ruse.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 37:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài xiǎng lái

现在想来

“Now, I see.”

bù guò shì nǐ de yī chū kǔ ròu jì bà le CURRENT FOCUS

不过是 你的 一出 苦肉计 罢了

“It was just a ruse.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhāo zhāo

昭昭

“Zhao,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPOSING DECEPTION
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: DISILLUSIONMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You pretended to be the victim just to trick me, but I see through your lies now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Thirty-Six Stratagems (Ku Rou Ji)

Ku Rou Ji is a well-known historical strategy where an agent injures themselves to gain sympathy or lower an opponent's guard, frequently used as a metaphor for manipulative guilt-tripping.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #exposure #disillusionment #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
苦肉计 SPOKEN CHUNK

the stratagem of inflicting pain on oneself to win trust

Refers to feigning injury or victimization to deceive an opponent or gain sympathy, originating from the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

不过是……罢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely... and nothing more

A dismissive framing used to belittle the significance of something or see through a trick.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Combined in '罢了' to signal finality and a dismissive closure of the assessment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
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