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《The Lead》 S1·E16 (40:19) HSK 6
nà tuǐ zhǒng dé gēn zhū yāo zi yī yàng

那腿肿得跟猪腰子一样

“His leg is swollen like a balloon.”

《The Lead》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 40:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé dà chuí sòng jìn yī yuàn le a

何大锤送进医院了啊

“He Dachui was sent to the hospital.”

nà tuǐ zhǒng dé gēn zhū yāo zi yī yàng CURRENT FOCUS

那腿 肿得跟猪腰子一样

“His leg is swollen like a balloon.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié shuō nà ge zhè shì nòng bù chéng zhè shì nòng bù chéng le

“Save it! This isn't over! This isn't over!”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: DESCRIBING INJURY
Tone: EXAGGERATED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is in terrible shape and completely out of commission, so forget about him helping us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Vivid Folk Metaphors

Colloquial Northern Chinese speech often uses visceral agricultural or food-related analogies (like pig organs) to describe bodily states or injuries vividly.

INTENT TAGS: #exaggeration #describing_condition #emphasizing_severity #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肿得跟……一样 SPOKEN CHUNK

as swollen as...

A common colloquial pattern used to describe extreme swelling or puffiness.

猪腰子 SPOKEN CHUNK

pig's kidney

Used colloquially and humorously to describe something heavily bruised, swollen, or misshapen.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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