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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10 (22:47) HSK 3
kě shì shuō fān liǎn jiù fān liǎn

可是说翻脸就翻脸

“but then they suddenly turned against you,”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 22:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu de rén kàn qǐ lái duì nǐ bù cuò

有的人看起来对你不错

“Some people seemed nice to you,”

kě shì shuō fān liǎn jiù fān liǎn CURRENT FOCUS

可是 说翻脸就翻脸

“but then they suddenly turned against you,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN biàn chéng xiào miàn hǔ

变成笑面虎

“becoming hypocrites”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WARNING
Tone: WARNING
Emotion: DISILLUSIONMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Smiling Tiger / Two-Faced People (笑面虎)

Chinese interpersonal wisdom frequently warns against hypocritical people who appear cordial on the surface but can suddenly turn treacherous.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #cautioning #criticism #social_awareness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说翻脸就翻脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

turning hostile in a heartbeat / suddenly falling out without warning

A vivid pattern '说 X 就 X' meaning something happens instantly and unpredictably.

翻脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

to fall out / to suddenly turn hostile

A high-frequency colloquial verb describing severing amicable ties or suddenly showing anger towards an acquaintance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
说...就... → 是... →
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
变脸比翻书还快
《隐身的名字》
88% Match
变脸比翻书还快
biàn liǎn bǐ fān shū hái kuài

“In just less than a day, you've changed your mind.”

他们什么时候翻驴脸 什么时候翻猫脸
《八千里路云和月》
82% Match
他们什么时候翻驴脸 什么时候翻猫脸
tā men shén me shí hòu fān lǘ liǎn shén me shí hòu fān māo liǎn

“How can you deal with them when they turn hostile”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10 (22:47) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus