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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14 (29:50) HSK 6
kǒu wāi yǎn xié

口歪眼斜

“Crooked mouth and slanted eyes.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 29:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tīng hòu shǎo jūn fā luò

听候少君发落

“awaiting your judgment.”

kǒu wāi yǎn xié CURRENT FOCUS

口歪眼斜

“Crooked mouth and slanted eyes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shā

杀

“Kill him.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DESCRIBING CONDITION
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Symptomatic Idioms in Traditional Medicine

Traditional Chinese culture frequently condenses external bodily symptoms into vivid four-character idioms that enter everyday storytelling.

INTENT TAGS: #description #reporting #observation #graphic_depiction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
口歪眼斜 SPOKEN CHUNK

mouth crooked and eyes squinting; facial paralysis

A descriptive idiom often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine or general spoken Chinese to depict facial nerve paralysis or acute deformity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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