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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E22 (23:41) HSK 5
pīn le mìng dì mó pò zuǐ pí zi

拼了命地磨破嘴皮子

“to persuade others”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 23:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng chū shì shuí

当初是谁

“Who tried so hard”

pīn le mìng dì mó pò zuǐ pí zi CURRENT FOCUS

拼了命地 磨破嘴皮子

“to persuade others”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě yào gěi xǔ mì yǔ zhè ge jī huì lái zhe

也要给许蜜语这个机会来着

“to give Xu Miyu this opportunity?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REMINDING OF EFFORT
Tone: EMPHATIC
Emotion: EXASPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Remember how hard I had to fight and plead to get her this chance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Vouching and Renqing (Favors)

Securing a promotion for a subordinate in Chinese work culture often requires a sponsor to spend significant personal favors and persuasive effort.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #advocacy #defending #exhaustion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拼了命地 SPOKEN CHUNK

desperately; with all one's might

An adverbial idiom describing doing something to the utmost limit or risking everything.

磨破嘴皮子 SPOKEN CHUNK

wear one's lips thin from talking; talk until blue in the face

A common vivid idiom used to express exhaustive, repetitive persuasion or advocacy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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