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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E8 (05:12) HSK 3
dà gē nǐ zhè hǎo huà kě bù hǎo tīng a

大哥 你这好话可不好听啊

“Boss, that doesn't sound like a compliment.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 05:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì nǐ men jǐng chá kào de zhù a

“you police are the ones I can count on.”

dà gē nǐ zhè hǎo huà kě bù hǎo tīng a CURRENT FOCUS

大哥 你这好话 可不 好听 啊

“Boss, that doesn't sound like a compliment.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guò dà gē

“But boss,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't fake praise me with that sarcastic tone; I can tell what you really mean.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Others as Dage (大哥)

Calling a male peer or stranger 'dage' creates a pseudo-kinship familiarity, allowing speakers to deliver candid or blunt remarks without escalating hostility.

INTENT TAGS: #calling_out #skepticism #banter #deflecting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
好话不好听 SPOKEN CHUNK

well-intentioned words that sound harsh, or superficial praise delivered with a sarcastic edge

Use this spoken idiom to point out that what sounds like praise feels uncomfortable or cynical.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the confrontation, giving the pushback a conversational, teasing edge rather than initiating open conflict.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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