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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5 (11:04) HSK 5
dōu guài wǒ dōu guài wǒ shì wǒ luàn shuō huà le bù nǐ kě bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù

都怪我都怪我 是我乱说话了 不 你可别往心里去

“It's all my fault. That was plain nonsense. - No. - Don't take it to heart.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 11:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fèi tíng zhè me yī shuō wǒ cái fǎn yìng guò lái

“I only realized it when Fei Ting said so.”

dōu guài wǒ dōu guài wǒ shì wǒ luàn shuō huà le bù nǐ kě bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù CURRENT FOCUS

都怪我 都怪我 是我 乱说话 了 不 你 可别 往心里去

“It's all my fault. That was plain nonsense. - No. - Don't take it to heart.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me néng guài nǐ ne nǐ bà mā yāo qiú yě bù gāo

“- Don't overthink it. - How could it be your fault? The expectations of your parents are already low enough.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: APOLOGIZING AND PLACATING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not overthink what I just blurted out; I really did not mean to hurt your feelings.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face via Self-Blame (自责圆场)

In Chinese interpersonal communication, exaggerating one's own fault by repeating '都怪我' helps lower interpersonal tension and restore emotional harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #placating #reassurance #defusing_tension
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都怪我 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is all my fault / blame me

A very common conversational self-blame formula used to defuse tension quickly.

乱说话 SPOKEN CHUNK

speak carelessly / blurt out something inappropriate

Used to admit having spoken without thinking or touching on an uncomfortable topic.

往心里去 SPOKEN CHUNK

take to heart / dwell on something emotionally

Frequently used with '别' (don't) to comfort someone and urge them not to be offended.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the realized state of having spoken carelessly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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