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《Born with Luck》 S1·E6 (14:00) HSK 7
zì zuò cōng míng wán gè zhǒng huā yàng

自作聪明 玩各种花样

“You think you're smart and play all kinds of tricks.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 14:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiē shēng yì rén le

这些生意人了

“businessmen the most.”

zì zuò cōng míng wán gè zhǒng huā yàng CURRENT FOCUS

自作聪明 玩各种花样

“You think you're smart and play all kinds of tricks.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gào sù nǐ

我告诉你

“I tell you,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DENOUNCING BEHAVIOR
Tone: CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They think they're outsmarting everyone, but their cheap tricks are obvious.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sincerity vs. Petty Cunning (大智若愚 vs. 小聪明)

Chinese culture values straightforward reliability and disdains 'petty cleverness' (小聪明) or deceptive gimmicks (花样) in interpersonal dealings.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #contempt #exposure #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自作聪明 SPOKEN CHUNK

acting clever / outsmarting oneself

An idiom used pejoratively to describe someone whose cunning actions actually expose their folly.

玩花样 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play tricks / pull stunts

Used in casual speech to accuse someone of underhanded or gimmicky maneuvers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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