《Generation to Generation》 S1·E29 (20:49)
HSK 2
jiù dà shì huà xiǎo xiǎo shì huà le
就大事化小 小事化了
“just let it go.”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E29
TIMECODE: 20:49
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yào wǒ shuō a
要我说啊
“If you ask me,”
jiù dà shì huà xiǎo xiǎo shì huà le
CURRENT FOCUS
就 大事化小 小事化了
“just let it go.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
ràng cài gǔ zhǔ bǎ rén lǐng huí qù
让蔡谷主把人领回去
“Let Lord Cai take her home”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
PROPOSING COMPROMISE
Tone:
CONCILIATORY
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's cover this up and drop the matter so we can avoid an exhausting mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Harmony over Strict Justice (息事宁人)
A deeply rooted Chinese conflict resolution philosophy emphasizing interpersonal harmony and de-escalation over rigid enforcement or public punishment.
INTENT TAGS:
#de_escalation
#compromise
#mediating
#conflict_avoidance
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
大事化小 小事化了
SPOKEN CHUNK
minimize big issues and reduce small ones to nothing; sweep problems under the rug
A common proverb used when urging people to settle disputes peacefully or downplay crises.
Modal Particle「了」 (liao)
CHANGE OF STATE
Functions here as the complement indicating completion or settlement of the matter.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Generation to Generation》 S1·E29 (20:49) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus