男朋友 不是 前任男朋友 前任男朋友
“Boyfriend. No, ex-boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是我前任
“My ex.”
男朋友 不是 前任男朋友 前任男朋友
“Boyfriend. No, ex-boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend.”
您都知道
“So you already knew?”
“Do not get the wrong idea! We broke up, we are completely over.”
Carefully differentiating between a current partner and an 'ex' reflects the cultural need to prevent rumors and clarify moral or emotional availability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ex-boyfriend
Formal or deliberate term for an ex-boyfriend, often shortened colloquially to 前男友 or 前任.
no; wait, that's not right
Used as an immediate spoken self-correction marker when catching a slip of the tongue.