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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (34:04) HSK 1
zěn me néng chū ěr fǎn ěr ne nǐ shuō shuō

怎么能出尔反尔呢你说说

“How can she go back on her word?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 34:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu guài zhè xǔ hóng qí

都怪这许红旗

“This is all Xu Hongqi's fault.”

zěn me néng chū ěr fǎn ěr ne nǐ shuō shuō CURRENT FOCUS

怎么能 出尔反尔 呢 你说说

“How can she go back on her word?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié huǒ shàng jiāo yóu le

“Don't make it worse.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Backing out like this is completely intolerable and you know it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Trustworthiness and Moral Condemnation (Chengxin)

In Chinese social interaction, breaking promises violates interpersonal trust (Chengxin), making public moral condemnation common when aggrieved.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #venting #seeking_validation #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
出尔反尔 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go back on one's word; to contradict oneself

A common idiom used to reprimand someone who breaks promises or constantly changes their mind.

你说说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me; just say it

Added at the end of a rhetorical critique to demand agreement or validation from the listener.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Enhances the rhetorical and accusatory force of the question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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