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《The Truth》 S1·E21 (15:53) HSK 7
huǎng huà zhāng zuǐ jiù lái zhēn shì chū xī le a

谎话张嘴就来 真是出息了啊

“You lied without hesitation. How impressive you've become.”

《The Truth》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 15:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jū rán gǎn shuō wǒ gēn nǐ shì tóng shì

“You actually called me your colleague?”

huǎng huà zhāng zuǐ jiù lái zhēn shì chū xī le a CURRENT FOCUS

谎话 张嘴就来 真是出息了 啊

“You lied without hesitation. How impressive you've become.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men xiàn zài jiù zài hé zuò a

我们现在就在合作啊

“We're cooperating right now.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MOCKING CRITICISM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You lie so easily now without even blinking; you have completely lost your shame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sarcastic Antiphrasis (Fanyuci)

Chinese speakers often praise moral degenerations with words meant for achievement, like '出息', to sharpen the sting of social reproof.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #reproach #calling_out_lies #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
张嘴就来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to blurt out effortlessly without thinking

Commonly used in negative contexts to describe lies or casual nonsense delivered without hesitation.

真是出息了 SPOKEN CHUNK

you've really become something (sarcastically: look how shameless you've gotten)

Literally means showing promise or achievement, but frequently used sarcastically to mock bad behavior.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens the sarcastic bite of the rhetorical praise.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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