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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4 (05:13) HSK 7
nà wǒ jiù ràng tā men diū liǎn ér qiě diū dé yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū lái ma

那我就让他们丢脸 而且丢得有苦说不出来嘛

“So I made them lose face without allowing them to complain.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 05:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rán hòu wǒ jiù xiǎng dào le cù xiāo dà huì le tā men bù jiù shì yào liǎn miàn ma

“So I thought of the sales conference. They care about reputation, right?”

nà wǒ jiù ràng tā men diū liǎn ér qiě diū dé yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū lái ma CURRENT FOCUS

那我就 让他们 丢脸 而且 丢 得有 苦 说不出来 嘛

“So I made them lose face without allowing them to complain.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiào nǐ yǐ dǎ cù tán dàn méi jiào nǐ luàn dǎ yī qì a nǐ yī quán xià qù

我教你以打促谈 但没教你乱打一气啊 你一拳下去

“I said negotiate through pressure, not to attack wildly like this! You just blew up my entire project!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING STRATEGY
Tone: SMUG
Emotion: SPITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Weaponizing Face (Mianzi)

In Chinese culture, causing someone to 'lose face' publicly without giving them room to protest is a devastating psychological strike, as social standing is deeply linked to moral authority and dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #retaliation #justification #face_attack #vindictiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
丢脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose face; to be humiliated

A foundational spoken term used to describe public embarrassment or damage to reputation.

有苦说不出 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer grievances or bitterness that one cannot openly complain about

A common idiom describing a frustrating dilemma where one has been wronged but cannot protest without further humiliation.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the speaker's logic as obvious, self-evident, or natural given the context.

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5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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