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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10 (36:51) HSK 2
zài pǔ róng fàn diàn nà jiù shì xiǎo cài yī dié

在浦荣饭店那就是小菜一碟

“At Purong Hotel, that's just a piece of cake.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 36:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè suàn shén me ya

这算什么呀

“This is nothing.”

zài pǔ róng fàn diàn nà jiù shì xiǎo cài yī dié CURRENT FOCUS

在浦荣饭店 那就是 小菜一碟

“At Purong Hotel, that's just a piece of cake.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dào jiǔ diàn lǐ biān kàn yī kàn

你到酒店里边看一看

“Go take a look inside the hotel.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DISMISSING DIFFICULTY
Tone: BOASTFUL
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are making a big deal out of nothing; we handle things way bigger than this every day.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying Difficulty via Institutional Prestige

Invoking the reputation of an upscale establishment serves to reassure others while subtly elevating the speaker's own status and experience.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #bragging #reassurance #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
小菜一碟 SPOKEN CHUNK

a piece of cake; very easy task

A common colloquial idiom used to downplay difficulty or show supreme confidence in accomplishing something.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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