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《My Destiny》 S1·E25 (28:41) HSK 5
wēi xiào a yǒu yí gè cí jiào xiào miàn hǔ nǐ tīng shuō guò ba

微笑啊 有一个词叫笑面虎 你听说过吧

“Smiling. Have you heard of the term "smiling tiger"?”

《My Destiny》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 28:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me fú wù a

什么服务啊

“What services?”

wēi xiào a yǒu yí gè cí jiào xiào miàn hǔ nǐ tīng shuō guò ba CURRENT FOCUS

微笑啊 有一个词叫 笑面虎 你 听说过 吧

“Smiling. Have you heard of the term "smiling tiger"?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō de jiù shì fāng wǎn zhī zhè zhǒng rén ya nǐ xiǎo xīn yì diǎn a

“It describes people like Fang Wanzhi. Be careful.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be fooled by her sweet smile; she's ruthless and looking to stab you in the back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Smiling Tiger (Xiaomianhu)

A deeply ingrained Chinese cultural archetype describing individuals who weaponize polite manners to conceal cold, calculating ambition.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #gossip #office_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
笑面虎 SPOKEN CHUNK

a smiling tiger (someone with a sweet exterior but ruthless nature)

Use this colorful idiom to describe a hypocrite who acts friendly to your face while plotting against you.

你听说过吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

you've heard of it, right?

A conversational tag used to seek agreement or check mutual knowledge before making a point.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used here to pause and highlight the topic 'smiling' before giving an explanation.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits confirmation and assumes the listener already knows the term.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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