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《COURT!》 S1·E26 (38:57) HSK 1
zài nǎ dōu néng hùn kǒu fàn chī

在哪都能混口饭吃

“can make a living anywhere.”

《COURT!》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 38:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ qín ruì zhè me lì hài

我秦睿这么厉害

“someone as capable as me”

zài nǎ dōu néng hùn kǒu fàn chī CURRENT FOCUS

在哪 都 能 混口饭吃

“can make a living anywhere.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cái shì wǒ rèn shí de qín ruì

“That is the Qin Rui I know.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: BOASTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Effacing Confidence

Using modest idioms like '混口饭吃' (literally 'mixing a mouthful of rice to eat') allows speakers to express survival competence without sounding excessively arrogant.

INTENT TAGS: #self_assurance #boasting #optimism #informal_banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
混口饭吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make a living; to scrape by; to earn one's bread

A highly idiomatic and humble expression used colloquially to refer to earning enough money to get by.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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