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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18 (26:08) HSK 3
pà shì a hái méi xué huài xiān hē huài le

怕是啊还没学坏 先喝坏了

“I'm afraid before she's led astray, she'll drink herself sick first.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 26:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài zhè yàng xià qù jùn zhǔ dōu gāi xué huài le

“If this keeps up, she'll be led astray.”

pà shì a hái méi xué huài xiān hē huài le CURRENT FOCUS

怕是 啊 还没 学坏 先 喝坏了

“I'm afraid before she's led astray, she'll drink herself sick first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN děng tā xǐng le wǒ hǎo hǎo shuō shuō tā

“When she wakes up, I'll talk to her.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: HUMOROUS REFRAMING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry about her turning bad—worry about her liver right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Humorous Reframing via Wordplay

Chinese speakers often repeat the verb complement '坏' (bad/ruined) across different verbs ('学坏' vs '喝坏') to introduce witty contrast and diffuse tension.

INTENT TAGS: #humor #teasing #reframing #downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
怕是 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm afraid that; most likely

Used to soften a conjecture or express mild apprehension in conversational contexts.

学坏 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pick up bad habits; to be corrupted

Commonly used by parents or mentors when worrying about someone falling into bad influences.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a pause to hold the floor and creates a relaxed, colloquial tone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized change of state or outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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