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《The Lead》 S1·E19 (04:31) HSK 6
píng shí qiáo bù shàng rén jiā

平时瞧不上人家

“You always looked down on her.”

《The Lead》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 04:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiàn zǎ nà me tǎo yàn

“Brat. Why is he so annoying?”

píng shí qiáo bù shàng rén jiā CURRENT FOCUS

平时 瞧不上人家

“You always looked down on her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài rén jiā chàng chéng le xīn lǐ bù shū fú shì bú shì

“Now, she's a success. Are you jealous?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING CALL OUT
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You used to look down on them, and now you are just bitter because they made it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sour Grapes (Chi Cu)

Calling out someone's hidden envy when an underdog rises above expectations is a common way Chinese peers tease each other about pettiness.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #mocking #calling_out #exposing_hypocrisy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
瞧不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon; to despise

A very common spoken idiom used to express disdain or condescension toward someone or something.

人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

others; that person (referring to a specific third party)

Frequently used in spoken Chinese to refer to someone else in a teasing or comparative context.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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