《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (09:18)
HSK 2
shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lái xiǎo dù
说曹操曹操就到 来 小杜
“Speak of the devil. Come on, Du.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E23
TIMECODE: 09:18
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xiǎo dù
小杜
“Du.”
shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lái xiǎo dù
CURRENT FOCUS
说曹操曹操就到 来 小杜
“Speak of the devil. Come on, Du.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ gēn nǐ men shuō a zhè cì de fú lì nǐ men dé gǎn xiè xiǎo dù
“Listen to me. You all have Du to thank for this perk.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
WELCOMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING
Tone:
WELCOMING
Emotion:
JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Speak of Cao Cao (说曹操曹操就到)
Derived from the Three Kingdoms era, this idiom is the exact Chinese cultural equivalent of 'speak of the devil', but carries neutral or positive connotations rather than negative ones.
INTENT TAGS:
#welcoming
#humor
#camaraderie
#acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
说曹操曹操就到
SPOKEN CHUNK
speak of the devil and he appears
A highly frequent idiom said cheerfully when someone appears right at the moment they are being discussed.
小杜
SPOKEN CHUNK
Little Du / Young Du
A common affectionate or junior form of address combining 'Xiao' with a surname.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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