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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E19 (15:23) HSK 4
zhè shì kěn dìng shì wū lóng

这事肯定是乌龙

“this must be a misunderstanding.”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 15:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng

我跟你讲

“I'm telling you,”

zhè shì kěn dìng shì wū lóng CURRENT FOCUS

这事 肯定是 乌龙

“this must be a misunderstanding.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì ba nà jǐng chá bù dōu shuō le ma

是吧 那警察不都说了吗

“Right? Didn't the police say”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ASSERTING OPINION
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND DISMISSIVE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't panic; this whole thing is just a ridiculous false alarm.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying Crises (大事化小)

Labeling serious or alarming incidents as a '乌龙' (mix-up) allows speakers to dispel tension and frame conflicts as harmless misunderstandings.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #reassurance #assertion #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肯定是 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely is / must be

Used to express strong personal conviction or deduction about a factual situation.

乌龙 SPOKEN CHUNK

mix-up / blunder / false alarm

A highly colloquial loanword (originally from Cantonese soccer slang for 'own goal') used to describe confusing mishaps or accidental blunders.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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