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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E11 (03:38) HSK 7
bǐ yāo guài huài de rén duō zhe ne

比妖怪坏的人多着呢

“There are many people worse than demons.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 03:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn wǒ shì gè shàn liáng qín láo zì shí qí lì de hǎo yāo guài

但我是个善良勤劳 自食其力的好妖怪

“but I'm a kind, hardworking, and self-reliant good demon.”

bǐ yāo guài huài de rén duō zhe ne CURRENT FOCUS

比妖怪坏的人 多着呢

“There are many people worse than demons.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì shì shì yāo guài yě yǒu hǎo de bǐ rú nǐ

“Right. There are good demons. Like you.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: JUSTIFYING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't judge me just because I'm a demon; humans are often far more treacherous.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Monsters vs. Human Depravity in Chinese Folklore

Works like Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai) often depict ghosts and spirits as more righteous and affectionate than corrupt, treacherous human beings.

INTENT TAGS: #counterargument #philosophizing #self_justification #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
多着呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

there are plenty; so many

A vivid colloquial pattern used to emphasize abundance or high frequency.

比妖怪坏 SPOKEN CHUNK

worse than monsters

A comparative structure comparing human morality unfavorably to mythical beasts.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys an emphatic and lively tone, stressing that the quantity is unexpectedly large.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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