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《The Lead》 S1·E39 (11:03) HSK 4
quán dōu shì yī zhuō zi lǜ zhè yě bù pà tā yǐ hòu

全都是一桌子绿 这也不怕他以后

“Just a whole table of green vegetables Isn't he afraid that one day”

《The Lead》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 11:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qù nián wáng qín shēng jié hūn hūn yàn shàng lián gè yóu zhā zhā dōu méi yǒu

“Last year when Wang Qinsheng got married There wasn't even a scrap of meat at the banquet”

quán dōu shì yī zhuō zi lǜ zhè yě bù pà tā yǐ hòu CURRENT FOCUS

全都是 一桌子绿 这 也不 怕他以后

“Just a whole table of green vegetables Isn't he afraid that one day”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tóu dǐng shàng biàn lǜ le ma zhè

头顶上变绿了嘛这

“He'll end up wearing a green hat himself?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MOCKING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Serving only green veggies at a wedding is practically inviting his wife to cheat on him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Stigma of the Green Hat (戴绿帽子)

In Chinese culture, the color green associated with a man's head symbolizes cuckoldry. Serving a table full of green vegetables at a wedding is jokingly perceived as bad luck for the groom's fidelity.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #ridicule #bantering #innuendo
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
全都是 SPOKEN CHUNK

completely / all without exception

Used in spoken Chinese to emphasize total uniformity or abundance of a certain quality or item.

也不怕 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't you even afraid of / reckless about

A rhetorical phrase used to criticize or tease someone for courting bad luck or trouble.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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