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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (08:05) HSK 3
yòu ràng nǐ jiàn xiào le tóng tóng mā nǐ bié zhè me shuō

又让你见笑了 彤彤妈 你别这么说

“I've embarrassed myself again. Tong's Mom, don't say that.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 08:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me bù lái zhǎo wǒ a xīng xīng bà

“Why didn't you come to see me? Xing's Dad, hi.”

yòu ràng nǐ jiàn xiào le tóng tóng mā nǐ bié zhè me shuō CURRENT FOCUS

又让你 见笑了 彤彤妈 你别这么说

“I've embarrassed myself again. Tong's Mom, don't say that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xīng xīng hé tóng tóng běn lái jiù shì hǎo péng yǒu

星星和彤彤本来就是好朋友

“Xing and Tong are good friends.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Forgive my clumsy situation; I appreciate your patience.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ketao (Polite Self-Deprecation)

Saying '让你见笑了' maintains social harmony by deliberately lowering oneself and showing deference to the conversational partner.

💡 Cultural Insight: Teknonymy in Addressing Parents

Addressing an adult by their child's name (e.g., 'Tongtong's mom') is standard etiquette among parents in China.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #apology #modesty #social_smoothing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
见笑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make a fool of oneself; to be laughed at

A humble, polite formula used when one feels awkward or shows one's shortcomings in front of others.

别这么说 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't say that; not at all

A standard courteous deflection to downplay praise, excessive apologies, or awkwardness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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