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《The Truth》 S1·E10 (17:30) HSK 4
kàn pò bù shuō pò nǐ zhè ge pò hái zi nǐ nǐ cháng cháng

看破不说破 你这个破孩子 你 你尝尝

“Don't say it out loud. You naughty boy! Just try it.”

《The Truth》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 17:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kěn dìng shì huǒ lóng guǒ cù xiāo mǎi duō le bei méi dì ér yòng le

肯定是火龙果促销买多了呗 没地儿用了

“Must've bought too much dragon fruit on sale. He had to use it.”

kàn pò bù shuō pò nǐ zhè ge pò hái zi nǐ nǐ cháng cháng CURRENT FOCUS

看破不说破 你 这个 破孩子 你 你尝尝

“Don't say it out loud. You naughty boy! Just try it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lěi shū cháng cháng cháng cháng

磊叔 尝尝 尝尝

“Lei. Try it.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: PLAYFUL REPROACH
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Quit teasing me and exposing my secrets—just shut up and eat!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Tacit Understanding (看破不说破)

Chinese social etiquette places high value on 'kan po bu shuo po'—preserving another person's dignity by pretending not to notice their minor flaws or clumsy excuses.

INTENT TAGS: #face_saving #deflection #teasing #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看破不说破 SPOKEN CHUNK

see through something without pointing it out explicitly

A very common modern social rule about maintaining mutual face by not exposing obvious truths or minor embarrassments.

破孩子 SPOKEN CHUNK

wretched brat / naughty kid (affectionate)

An affectionate mock-insult used by elders towards younger family members or close junior friends.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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