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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (05:30) HSK 4
lǎo tiān yé de pí qì kě bǐ nǐ dà shuō fān liǎn jiù fān liǎn

老天爷的脾气可比你大 说翻脸就翻脸

“The weather's more temperamental. They can turn on you anytime.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 05:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhī dào

我知道

“I know.”

lǎo tiān yé de pí qì kě bǐ nǐ dà shuō fān liǎn jiù fān liǎn CURRENT FOCUS

老天爷 的脾气 可比 你大 说翻脸就翻脸

“The weather's more temperamental. They can turn on you anytime.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí

齐

“Qi...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WARNING
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't act tough or stubborn; nature doesn't care about your ego and will strike at any moment.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reverence for Heaven (Lao Tian Ye)

In Chinese culture, nature and fate are often personified as 'Lao Tian Ye', reminding individuals of human limitations against unpredictable environmental forces.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #reality_check #admonishment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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

to turn hostile or change one's mood at the drop of a hat

Used colloquially to describe a fickle person or highly volatile weather conditions.

老天爷 SPOKEN CHUNK

Heaven; God; Mother Nature

A very common personification of the sky, fate, or weather in everyday spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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