我师父确实有个堂弟
“My mentor does have a cousin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不是
“right?”
我师父 确实 有个堂弟
“My mentor does have a cousin.”
我瞎掰的
“I made it up.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese distinguishes cousin relationships precisely; '堂' denotes cousins sharing the same paternal lineage, distinct from maternal cousins ('表').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indeed has / genuinely exists
Use this chunk to confirm a previously doubted or queried fact with certainty.
younger male cousin with the same surname (father's brother's son)
Reflects the specific kinship terminology common in Chinese family structures.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My Master would say something like that?”
“Their master has just passed away,”
“Your master has extraordinary experience and skills,”
“I truly feel sorry for my master for having a buddy like you.”
“(Tomb of Gou Cunzhong) With Master and the brothers there,”
“It's because I'm his mentor”