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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E28 (10:21) HSK 7
shū jì lǎo jiě ma tā tā jiǎng huà guǎn bú zhù zuǐ de

书记 老解嘛 他 他讲话管不住嘴的

“Mr. Zheng. Xie, he can't keep a secret.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 10:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí tā rén jiù dōu bié qù le hǎo ba dé lei fàng xīn fàng xīn shū jì

其他人就都别去了 好吧 得嘞 放心 放心 书记

“Others should not go. Okay. Got it. Don't worry.”

shū jì lǎo jiě ma tā tā jiǎng huà guǎn bú zhù zuǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

书记 老解嘛 他 他 讲话 管不住嘴 的

“Mr. Zheng. Xie, he can't keep a secret.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi shén me shì tā ya

为什么是他呀

“Why him?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RAISING CONCERNS
Tone: ADVISING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You shouldn't trust Old Xie with this; he is a blabbermouth and will definitely ruin the plan.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Subtle Disqualification in Bureaucracy

Subordinates rarely reject leadership directives bluntly; instead, they highlight an individual's known flaw using shared consensus particles like '嘛' to steer managerial decisions safely.

INTENT TAGS: #voicing_doubt #warning #character_assessment #dissuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
管不住嘴 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot keep one's mouth shut; blabbermouth

A colloquial idiom describing someone who lacks verbal discretion and easily leaks confidential matters.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Appeals to shared knowledge, reminding the listener that this character trait is already well-known.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the habitual nature of the person's character trait.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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