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《The Lead》 S1·E5 (24:08) HSK 6
zǎo wǎn yào chū shì hái yǒu zhè shì kě bù ma

早晚要出事 还有 这事 可不嘛

“It'll blow up. Is that true? Exactly.”

《The Lead》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 24:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì zhè ge nán

是这个男

“the relationships...”

zǎo wǎn yào chū shì hái yǒu zhè shì kě bù ma CURRENT FOCUS

早晚要出事 还有 这事 可不 嘛

“It'll blow up. Is that true? Exactly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié shuō le

别说了

“Stop talking.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GOSSIPING
Tone: GOSSIPY AND ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Disaster is inevitable, and everyone already knows it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Neighborhood Gossip Culture

Informal social surveillance through gossip plays a major role in close-knit Chinese communities, reinforcing moral boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #gossip #speculation #agreement #forewarning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早晚要出事 SPOKEN CHUNK

trouble is bound to happen sooner or later

A very common spoken omen used when observing someone's risky or inappropriate behavior.

可不嘛 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me about it; exactly; absolutely

Northern colloquial expression used to strongly concur with an interlocutor's statement.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes that something is obvious, indisputable, or already shared knowledge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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