《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E21 (11:42)
HSK 6
tā zhè ge rén suī rán xiǎo qì dàn shì tā shì dāo zi zuǐ dòu fǔ xīn
他这个人虽然小气 但是他是刀子嘴豆腐心
“Although he is petty, but he's soft-hearted.”
《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 11:42
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ xiàn zài jiù qù zhǎo wǒ men xǔ lǎo bǎn
我现在就去找我们许老板
“I’ll go to Mr. Xu now.”
tā zhè ge rén suī rán xiǎo qì dàn shì tā shì dāo zi zuǐ dòu fǔ xīn
CURRENT FOCUS
他 这个人 虽然 小气 但是 他是 刀子嘴豆腐心
“Although he is petty, but he's soft-hearted.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi zhǔn wǒ yī qiú tā
没准我一求他
“Maybe when I beg him,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
CHARACTERIZING AND REASSURING
Tone:
ENCOURAGING
Emotion:
OPTIMISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be intimidated by how harsh he sounds; he's actually easy to persuade once you appeal to his kindness.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dual Nature of Interpersonal Characterization
In Chinese social culture, being 'daozizui doufuxin' is often excused or tolerated because a person's inner kindness is valued over their harsh demeanor.
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#reassurance
#character_defense
#optimism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
刀子嘴豆腐心
SPOKEN CHUNK
a knife mouth but a tofu heart (sharp tongue but soft-hearted)
A very common Chinese idiom used to describe people whose words are harsh but whose intentions are kind.
虽然……但是……
SPOKEN CHUNK
although... but...
The standard contrastive conjunction pair in spoken and written Chinese.
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