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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E5 (38:47) HSK 4
nǐ yě zhī dào lǎo yé zi nà ge shēn tǐ nà ge pí qì

你也知道 老爷子那个身体 那个脾气

“You know about the old man's health and his temper.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 38:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù xiàng bào shàng shuō de nà yàng

不像报上说的那样

“It's not like what the newspapers say.”

nǐ yě zhī dào lǎo yé zi nà ge shēn tǐ nà ge pí qì CURRENT FOCUS

你也知道 老爷子 那个 身体 那个 脾气

“You know about the old man's health and his temper.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tīng wǒ jù zhōng gào

听我句忠告

“Take my advice.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APPEALING FOR PRUDENCE
Tone: ADVISORY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be extremely careful what you say, because bad news might literally kill him or cause an uproar.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protecting Elder Health (Xiao / Filial Piety)

Withholding distressing news from elderly family members is traditionally seen as an act of protective filial devotion rather than dishonest deceit.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #warning #protecting_elders #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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老爷子 SPOKEN CHUNK

the old man; venerable elder; father

An affectionate and respectful term for an elderly father or patriarch in northern Chinese vernacular.

那个脾气 SPOKEN CHUNK

that temper of his

A colloquial way to invoke someone's well-known stubborn or explosive personality without listing details.

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