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《COURT!》 S1·E8 (04:59) HSK 1
dōu shì xiē jī fēi gǒu tiào de

都是些鸡飞狗跳的

“have been messy ones.”

《COURT!》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 04:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì jìn zán men de àn zi

最近咱们的案子

“Our cases”

dōu shì xiē jī fēi gǒu tiào de CURRENT FOCUS

都 是 些 鸡飞狗跳 的

“have been messy ones.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gěi máng wàng le

我给忙忘了

“I forgot because I've been busy.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our recent cases are just endless petty, chaotic drama that drained all my attention.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Petty Domestic Disputes (鸡毛蒜皮与鸡飞狗跳)

Attorneys in China often contrast prestigious commercial litigation with chaotic community or domestic cases, often referred to as messy and exhausting.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #venting #excuse #characterization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
鸡飞狗跳 SPOKEN CHUNK

in utter chaos; tumultuous and messy

A vivid idiom literally meaning 'chickens flying and dogs jumping', used to depict petty, frantic commotion.

都是些 SPOKEN CHUNK

all of them are just...

A dismissive spoken formula used to brush off a series of trivial or frustrating items.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Completes the nominalization describing the nature of the cases, indicating a settled characterization.

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1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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