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《Vanished Name》 S1·E30 (31:35) HSK 7
jiǎo zhǒng dé gēn dà luó bo shì de

脚肿得跟大萝卜似的

“Your foot is swollen like a big radish.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 31:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié dòng bié dòng bié dòng

别动 别动 别动

“Don't move.”

jiǎo zhǒng dé gēn dà luó bo shì de CURRENT FOCUS

脚肿得 跟大萝卜似的

“Your foot is swollen like a big radish.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ nǎo zi bú shì luó bo jiù chéng le bei

“As long as my brain isn't a radish, I'm fine.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN
Tone: EXAGGERATED
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your injury is really bad, so stop moving around and let me take care of it!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Caring Through Earthy Similes

In everyday Chinese family life, concern is often expressed through blunt, earthy metaphors rather than delicate clinical terms, reflecting closeness and informal warmth.

INTENT TAGS: #exaggeration #concern #scolding_affectionately #caregiving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肿得跟……似的 SPOKEN CHUNK

swollen like...

A vivid colloquial simile pattern '跟...似的' commonly used to exaggerate visual traits.

大萝卜 SPOKEN CHUNK

a big radish

A common visual metaphor used in spoken Chinese to describe thick, swollen, or clumsy limbs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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