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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (28:24) HSK 1
dǔ zhù yōu yōu zhòng kǒu

堵住悠悠众口

“to silence the gossip?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 28:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guāng xiān de niáng jiā rén de shēn fèn

光鲜的娘家人的身份

“a respectable family background”

dǔ zhù yōu yōu zhòng kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

堵住 悠悠众口

“to silence the gossip?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING STRATEGY
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Public Opinion and Collective Shame (Zhongkou Shuojin)

In Chinese culture, collective gossip ('众口') holds immense destructive power over social status and legitimacy, making pre-emptive narrative control essential.

INTENT TAGS: #reputation_management #silencing_rumors #saving_face #damage_control
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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堵住悠悠众口 SPOKEN CHUNK

to silence public gossip; to shut everyone up; to stop tongues from wagging

A classic idiomatic expression used when taking definitive action solely to prevent societal criticism or rumors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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