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《About Love》 S1·E7 (24:57) HSK 2
xiǎo gōng zhēn shì guì rén duō wàng shì a

小宫真是贵人多忘事啊

“Gong has a bad memory, huh?”

《About Love》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 24:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ lǎo pó bù shēng qì ma

“Won't your wife get mad?”

xiǎo gōng zhēn shì guì rén duō wàng shì a CURRENT FOCUS

小宫 真是贵 人多忘事啊

“Gong has a bad memory, huh?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài jiǔ méi jiàn

太久没见

“It's been ages since we last met.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PLAYFUL REPROACH
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you acting too important to remember me now?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Social Chiding

Calling someone a 'noble/important person' for forgetting things is a classic Chinese rhetorical device to feign deference while delivering a mild rebuke.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #teasing #sarcasm #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
贵人多忘事 SPOKEN CHUNK

Important people have short memories

A set idiomatic phrase used playfully or sarcastically when teasing someone who forgot a mutual past or acquaintance.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the sarcasm into a lighthearted, conversational jab.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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