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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12 (06:01) HSK 6
tā yǐ qián nà xiē pò shì wǒ dōu bù yuàn yì shuō gěi tā liú diǎn miàn zi

她以前那些破事 我都不愿意说 给她留点面子

“I didn't even bring up all the messy stuff she did before just to give her some face.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 06:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tà tà shí shí huí jiā duō hǎo ya shěng de zài zhè fù zhài lěi lěi de

踏踏实实回家多好呀 省得在这负债累累的

“Just go home, take it easy, and stop piling up debt.”

tā yǐ qián nà xiē pò shì wǒ dōu bù yuàn yì shuō gěi tā liú diǎn miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

她 以前 那些 破事 我都 不愿意说 给她 留点面子

“I didn't even bring up all the messy stuff she did before just to give her some face.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái lái bù shuō tā le

来来 不说她了

“Come on. Let's not talk about her.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DISPARAGING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Her past is disgraceful, but I will pretend to be gracious by not spilling every sordid detail.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving) in Gossip

Claiming to 'save someone face' while actively bringing up their bad deeds is a classic rhetorical device to damage their reputation while appearing morally superior.

INTENT TAGS: #gossip #condescension #character_assassination #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
破事 SPOKEN CHUNK

messy affairs; trivial or annoying troubles; scandalous nonsense

A colloquial, derogatory term used to describe messy, unpleasant, or petty incidents.

留点面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

save some face; spare someone embarrassment

Frequently used to indicate refraining from exposing someone's faults out of basic courtesy or mercy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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