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《The Lead》 S1·E39 (04:23) HSK 4
qí tā quán shì tiān yóu jiā cù

其他全是添油加醋

“The rest is just embellishment”

《The Lead》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 04:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié bié tīng tā de huà nǐ jiù dì yī jù huà shuō de shì shí huà

别 别听他的话 你就第一句话说的是实话

“Don't, don't listen to him Only your first sentence was true”

qí tā quán shì tiān yóu jiā cù CURRENT FOCUS

其他 全是 添油加醋

“The rest is just embellishment”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè duàn shí jiān què shí fā shēng le hěn duō de shì qíng

这段时间确实发生了很多的事情

“A lot has happened during this time”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISCREDITING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Culinary Metaphors for Deception

Chinese frequently uses culinary imagery like adding oil and vinegar (添油加醋) to depict artificial fabrication that obscures the unadorned truth.

INTENT TAGS: #discrediting #refutation #dismissal #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
添油加醋 SPOKEN CHUNK

to add fuel and vinegar; to embellish or spice up a story with exaggerations

Extremely common idiom used pejoratively when accusing someone of exaggerating rumors or distorting facts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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