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《Wonder Wall》 S1·E20 (37:56) HSK 4
jiù shì jiǔ xiāng yě pà xiàng zi shēn

就是酒香也怕巷子深

“is that nobody knows we exist.”

《Wonder Wall》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 37:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu yí gè zuì zhòng yào de wèn tí

还有一个最重要的问题

“our biggest problem”

jiù shì jiǔ xiāng yě pà xiàng zi shēn CURRENT FOCUS

就是 酒香也怕巷子深

“is that nobody knows we exist.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men de xuān chuán jī hū wèi líng a

我们的宣传几乎为零啊

“We have done basically no marketing.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: IDENTIFYING WEAKNESS
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No matter how good our product is, nobody will know or care unless we market it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marketing Mindset Shift in Modern China

Traditionally, Chinese culture valued modesty and believed 'good wine fears no alley' (excellence speaks for itself); modern commercial culture has flipped this saying to highlight that visibility and promotion are essential.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #arguing #persuasion #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
酒香也怕巷子深 SPOKEN CHUNK

good wine still needs a bush / even quality products need advertising

A classic modern adaptation of a traditional saying, commonly used in business meetings to argue for bigger marketing efforts.

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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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