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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E34 (41:00) HSK 7
zhēn shì cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

真是聪明反被聪明误

“You're truly outsmarted by your own cleverness.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 41:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chēng yāo nǐ nà fèi wù ér zi jiù néng duó qǔ zhèn de jiāng shān

撑腰你那废物儿子 就能夺取朕的江山

“backing that worthless son of yours, you can seize my empire?”

zhēn shì cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù CURRENT FOCUS

真是 聪明反被聪明误

“You're truly outsmarted by your own cleverness.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhào shū huá

赵淑华

“Zhao Shuhua.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Karmic Retribution of Scheming

In Chinese narrative tradition, excessive scheming and deceitful cleverness inevitably lead to one's own downfall.

INTENT TAGS: #ridicule #scorn #triumph #schadenfreude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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聪明反被聪明误 SPOKEN CHUNK

too clever for one's own good; outsmarted by one's own scheming

A well-known idiom used to mock someone whose intricate scheme ruined their own prospects.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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