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《The Lead》 S1·E19 (29:18) HSK 3
wǒ nǐ tīng tā tīng tā hú shuō bā dào wǒ wǒ è le

我 你听他 听他胡说八道 我 我饿了

“I... Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm hungry.”

《The Lead》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 29:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù

不

“No.”

wǒ nǐ tīng tā tīng tā hú shuō bā dào wǒ wǒ è le CURRENT FOCUS

我 你听他 听他 胡说八道 我 我饿了

“I... Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm hungry.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng xún liǎ mó chī

想寻俩馍吃

“I came to find two Mo to eat.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't listen to him, he is blowing my cover; let me change the subject right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Topic Deflection through Bodily Needs

In Chinese everyday communication, invoking immediate basic physical needs like being hungry is a classic, disarming tactic to change uncomfortable subjects.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #denial #face_saving #distraction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
胡说八道 SPOKEN CHUNK

talking utter nonsense

A very common spoken four-character idiom used to forcefully accuse someone of making things up or lying.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a newly emerged state of hunger, used here abruptly to redirect attention away from the previous topic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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