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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E25 (18:55) HSK 1
xiǎng hòu zhe liǎn pí

想厚着脸皮

“May I be so shameless”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 18:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù yào zǒu le

“My time has come.”

xiǎng hòu zhe liǎn pí CURRENT FOCUS

想 厚着脸皮

“May I be so shameless”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiú nín yī jiàn shì

“as to ask you for one thing,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HUMBLING REQUEST
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND EARNEST
Emotion: HUMILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I have no right to ask this of you, but please hear me out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lianmian and Self-Deprecation (Face Management)

Describing oneself as 'thick-skinned' explicitly surrenders face to soften the imposition of asking a superior for a favor.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #requesting_favor #politeness #humility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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厚着脸皮 SPOKEN CHUNK

shamelessly; brazenly; swallowing one's pride

Used self-deprecatingly when asking for a big favor, apologizing in advance for overstepping bounds.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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