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《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (38:52) HSK 4
nǐ men jiù dāng wǒ shì hú yán luàn yǔ ba míng bái lái ba

你们就当我是 胡言乱语吧 明白 来吧

“Consider that I'm talking nonsense. Understood. Come on.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 38:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù néng chéng wéi fǎ tíng shàng de gòng cí

不能成为法庭上的供词

“It can't be used as a testimony in court.”

nǐ men jiù dāng wǒ shì hú yán luàn yǔ ba míng bái lái ba CURRENT FOCUS

你们 就当 我是 胡言乱语 吧 明白 来吧

“Consider that I'm talking nonsense. Understood. Come on.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cóng qián ne yǒu yī hù rén jiā jiā lǐ yǒu yī duì xiōng dì

从前呢有一户人家 家里有一对兄弟

“Once upon a time, there was a family. There was a pair of brothers in the family.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HEDGING
Tone: GUARDED
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will tell you the truth disguised as a fairy tale, so nobody can hold it against me in court.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Speaking in Metaphors (指桑骂槐 / 寓言隐喻)

When direct confession or accusation carries severe consequences, Chinese speakers often resort to storytelling or allegorical narratives to communicate the truth indirectly.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #storytelling #self_protection #indirect_confession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
当我是 SPOKEN CHUNK

treat me as; consider me to be

Used when setting up a hypothetical or asking others to disregard one's identity or authority.

胡言乱语 SPOKEN CHUNK

talking nonsense; babbling

A four-character idiom frequently used to dismiss one's own or another's words as irrational or untrue.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Used to express mild concession and encourage agreement from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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