《The Lead》 S1·E37 (08:04)
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zhè chī bù zhe pú táo shuō pú táo suān
这吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸
“It's just sour grapes.”
《The Lead》
S1·E37
TIMECODE: 08:04
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǎ ge míng xīng méi bèi chuán guò ma
哪个明星没被传过嘛
“What star hasn't had rumors?”
zhè chī bù zhe pú táo shuō pú táo suān
CURRENT FOCUS
这 吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸
“It's just sour grapes.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zào yáo de rén shì shuí nǐ zhī dào bù
造谣的人是谁 你知道不
“Do you know who started the rumor?”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
DISMISSING RUMORS
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are just jealous of the success; ignore their bitter lies.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sour Grapes Psychology (吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸)
Widely used in Chinese conversational culture to brush off slander or criticism by framing the detractor as resentful and inferior.
INTENT TAGS:
#dismissal
#comforting
#rationalizing
#reframing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸
SPOKEN CHUNK
sour grapes; disparaging something merely because one cannot obtain it
A classic idiomatic idiom used to call out someone acting out of bitter jealousy or envy.
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