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《The Lead》 S1·E26 (28:44) HSK 7
nǐ gè qiān nián lǎo hú lí jiǎo huá dé hěn nǎ

你个千年老狐狸 狡猾得很哪

“You old fox, you're so sly.”

《The Lead》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 28:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán shéi dōu bù pà

“We have nothing to fear.”

nǐ gè qiān nián lǎo hú lí jiǎo huá dé hěn nǎ CURRENT FOCUS

你个 千年老狐狸 狡猾得很 哪

“You old fox, you're so sly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié shuō wǒ shuō nǐ shá dǎ suàn ma

“Enough about me, what about you? What are your plans?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're a clever bastard, you've planned this all along, haven't you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fox Metaphor (狐狸精/老狐狸)

In Chinese culture, foxes symbolize supernatural cunning; calling an older person an 'old fox' acknowledges their veteran shrewdness in navigating social politics.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #teasing #mocking_praise #informal_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
老狐狸 SPOKEN CHUNK

old fox / crafty veteran

Refers to a shrewd, experienced, and calculating person; can be derogatory or admiring banter among friends.

狡猾得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely cunning / very sly

Uses '得很' as an intensifier following the adjective to emphasize extreme cleverness or deceit.

Modal Particle「哪」 (na) CHANGE OF STATE

Phonetic variant of '啊' following the nasal sound 'n', expressing lingering exclamation and teasing emphasis.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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