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《The Lead》 S1·E40 (25:01) HSK 7
nà xiǎo tuǐ dōu zhē bú zhù hái hǎo yì si tiào ma

那小腿都遮不住 还好意思跳嘛

“Those legs are barely covered. And they have the nerve to dance?”

《The Lead》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 25:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tuán zhǎng

团长

“Troupe Leader.”

nà xiǎo tuǐ dōu zhē bú zhù hái hǎo yì si tiào ma CURRENT FOCUS

那小腿都遮不住 还好意思 跳嘛

“Those legs are barely covered. And they have the nerve to dance?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù qù qù

去 去 去

“Go away!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING IMMODESTY
Tone: SCATHING
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That costume is far too revealing and indecent—you cannot perform in that.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Modesty and Decorum

In historical or conservative Chinese institutions, exposing bare skin (even lower legs) was viewed as a serious breach of propriety and public decency.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #censorship #shaming #disapproval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
遮不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to cover up / cannot conceal

A potential complement structure used for clothing, blankets, or even secrets that fail to remain covered.

还好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have the nerve to / shameless enough to

Used to express moral indignation or ridicule someone who acts without expected shame or restraint.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Injects an indignant rhetorical tone, implying that the lack of decency ought to be glaringly obvious.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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