《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E16 (08:41)
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zhè zhè zhè zhè shuō lái huà cháng a
这这这 这说来话长啊
“Th-That's a long story.”
《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 08:41
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xié shén àn kāi shǐ shuō ba
邪神案开始说吧
“with the Evil God Case.”
zhè zhè zhè zhè shuō lái huà cháng a
CURRENT FOCUS
这这这 这 说来话长 啊
“Th-That's a long story.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ xiān shuō yào bù
你先说 要不
“Why don't you go first?”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
STALLING
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is way too complicated to summarize right now, so do not rush me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Narrative Hedging (Shuo Lai Hua Chang)
Invoking '说来话长' is a ubiquitous conversational strategy to buy time, signal deep complications, or politely deter overly simplistic inquiries.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#stalling
#hesitation
#simplification_avoidance
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
说来话长
SPOKEN CHUNK
it is a long story
A standard set phrase used when an explanation involves too many complicated details to summarize concisely.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the hesitation and emphasizes the overwhelming complexity of the topic.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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