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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21 (17:09) HSK 6
yǒu jù chéng yǔ zěn me jiǎng lái zhe jiù shì jiào zì zuò niè

有句成语怎么讲来着 就是叫自作孽

“How does that idiom go? - It's called, "You reap..." - What you sow.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 17:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāi de nǐ men zǒu

该的你们 走

“- You deserved it. - Let's go.”

yǒu jù chéng yǔ zěn me jiǎng lái zhe jiù shì jiào zì zuò niè CURRENT FOCUS

有句成语 怎么 讲 来着 就是 叫 自作孽

“How does that idiom go? - It's called, "You reap..." - What you sow.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì zì bì duì bì bì bì

必自毙 对 必必必

“- It's called, "You reap..." - What you sow. Yes, reap what you sow.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: TAUNTING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You completely brought this disaster upon yourselves and deserve everything happening to you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Invoking Chengyu for Moral Dominance

Citing classic four-character idioms during an argument lends perceived moral authority and objective truth to one's scolding or gloating.

INTENT TAGS: #gloating #taunting #mockery #scolding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么讲来着 SPOKEN CHUNK

how did it go again?

Used in spoken Mandarin when trying to recall an expression, idiom, or someone's specific phrasing.

自作孽 SPOKEN CHUNK

bringing disaster upon oneself

Part of the classical idiom '自作孽不可活' or '自作孽必自毙', referring to self-inflicted doom.

Modal Particle「着」 (zhe) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here in the colloquial chunk '来着' to indicate an attempt to retrieve a past memory or thought.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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