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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E31 (29:24) HSK 6
nǐ shuō tā zhè bú shì zhēng zhuó yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà ma

你说他这不是睁着眼睛说瞎话吗

“Isn't he just lying through his teeth?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 29:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé hán lǎo shī shā fēng le

“Mr. He Han is going all out.”

nǐ shuō tā zhè bú shì zhēng zhuó yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

你说 他 这不是 睁着眼睛说瞎话 吗

“Isn't he just lying through his teeth?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qián é yè chà tā nà shì chà yuǎn le lián gū yān dōu bù rú ne

“Prefrontal Cortex is nowhere near his level. Not even as good as Gu Yan.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CRITICIZING THIRD PARTY
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is completely obvious he is lying through his teeth, and it is ridiculous.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Consensus-Seeking

Using '你说...' (Wouldn't you say...) to introduce an obvious observation creates instant social rapport and aligns both speakers against an external target.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #venting #seeking_agreement #denunciation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
睁着眼睛说瞎话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lie through one's teeth; to tell barefaced lies

A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone tells an obvious, undeniable falsehood without shame.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the rhetorical question into an emphatic bid for validation and agreement.

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3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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