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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (18:21) HSK 7
què bèi yí gè nǚ rén shuǎ dé tuán tuán zhuàn

却被一个女人耍得团团转

“but you're being played for a fool by a woman.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 18:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng piàn guò tiān xià rén

“You can fool the world,”

què bèi yí gè nǚ rén shuǎ dé tuán tuán zhuàn CURRENT FOCUS

却被一个女人 耍得团团转

“but you're being played for a fool by a woman.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè me ài yú qiǎn qiǎn

“You love Yu Qianqian so much.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: TAUNTING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think you are so clever, but she played you like a fool.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Blindspot and Loss of Face

In Chinese narrative dynamics, being a cunning schemer who is utterly ruined by emotional attachment to a woman represents the ultimate blow to masculine pride and social face.

INTENT TAGS: #taunting #provocation #belittling #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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耍得团团转 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lead someone by the nose; to play someone like a fiddle

A vivid spoken idiom used when someone is utterly manipulated or running around helplessly because of another person's tricks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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