《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E19 (34:41)
HSK 7
zhēn shì gǒu zuǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
真是狗嘴吐不出象牙
“You can't say anything nice?”
《Love Has Fireworks》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 34:41
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yāo tǐng xì tuǐ tǐng zhǎng
“Your waist is slender, and your legs are quite long.”
zhēn shì gǒu zuǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
CURRENT FOCUS
真是 狗嘴吐不出象牙
“You can't say anything nice?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kàn
你看
“Look at you.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
SNAPPY REPRIMAND
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I should have known better than to expect anything clean or decent to come out of your mouth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Banter (Xiehouyu/Proverb Usage)
Using traditional earthy proverbs like '狗嘴里吐不出象牙' allows speakers to criticize crude language vividly while keeping the confrontation socially acceptable as sharp banter.
INTENT TAGS:
#reprimand
#snappy_comeback
#banter
#calling_out_vulgarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
狗嘴吐不出象牙
SPOKEN CHUNK
a filthy mouth can't utter decent words (literally: a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory)
A very common Chinese idiom/slang used teasingly or sharply when someone makes a vulgar, crude, or tactless comment.
真是
SPOKEN CHUNK
really; honestly
Used at the start of an utterance to convey exasperation or genuine disapproval.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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