《Born with Luck》 S1·E14 (35:59)
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dàn shì xiǎo shì cái róng yì lòu mǎ jiǎo
但是小事才容易露马脚
“but it's the small things that give you away.”
《Born with Luck》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:59
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bú shì dà shì
不是大事
“It's not a big deal,”
dàn shì xiǎo shì cái róng yì lòu mǎ jiǎo
CURRENT FOCUS
但是 小事 才容易 露马脚
“but it's the small things that give you away.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhōu róng
周荣
“Zhou Rong”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
GIVING ANALYTICAL WARNING
Tone:
CAUTIONARY
Emotion:
VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not dismiss the minor details; that is exactly where we could get caught.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Origin of '露马脚' (Showing the Horse's Hoof)
A classic Chinese idiom rooted in folk legend where hidden truths or defects inadvertently surface despite careful concealment.
INTENT TAGS:
#warning
#caution
#analyzing
#vigilance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
露马脚
SPOKEN CHUNK
to give oneself away; to let the cat out of the bag
A very popular idiom used whenever flaws, lies, or covert identities are accidentally revealed.
才容易
SPOKEN CHUNK
only then is it prone to; precisely what makes it easy to
Used with '才' to highlight the specific, often overlooked condition under which something happens.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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