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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E16 (39:54) HSK 1
wǒ zhè bú shì yǐn láng rù shì ma

我这不是引狼入室吗

“I've really invited trouble, haven't I?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 39:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòu yào gǎo péi xùn

又要搞培训

“and training sessions again?”

wǒ zhè bú shì yǐn láng rù shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

我 这不是 引狼入室 吗

“I've really invited trouble, haven't I?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù gàn bù gàn

不干不干

“I want to quit.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REJECTING PROPOSAL
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you crazy? Doing that is just inviting someone to destroy my business from the inside!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Protection Against Rivalry (防人之心)

In competitive business environments, business owners are notoriously cautious about sharing skills or inviting outside trainers who might steal clients or trade secrets.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #risk_aversion #rhetorical_question #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
引狼入室 SPOKEN CHUNK

inviting a wolf into the house; bringing a predator or rival into one's own circle

A common four-character idiom used when an action inadvertently creates a threat to oneself from within.

这不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't this just...

A rhetorical device used in spoken Chinese to emphasize an obvious negative consequence.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Converts the statement into a rhetorical question to highlight the absurdity or risk.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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