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《The Great Money Robbery》 S0·E0 (57:28) HSK 7
zhēn jiù xìn tā de sān shí tiān ma wǒ xìn tā gè guǐ

真就信他的三十天吗 我信他个鬼

“You're really giving him thirty days? I don't trust him one bit.”

《The Great Money Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 57:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shī fù

师父

“Captain.”

zhēn jiù xìn tā de sān shí tiān ma wǒ xìn tā gè guǐ CURRENT FOCUS

真就信他的三十天吗 我 信他个鬼

“You're really giving him thirty days? I don't trust him one bit.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dīng jǐn

盯紧

“Keep a close watch.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING DISTRUST
Tone: DERISIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Colloquial Skepticism with '鬼'

The character '鬼' (ghost/devil) is frequently inserted into verb-object constructions in colloquial spoken Chinese to forcefully negate and ridicule a proposition (e.g., 信个鬼, 懂个鬼).

INTENT TAGS: #distrust #skepticism #rejection #vigilance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
信他个鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

not believe him for a second; believe his nonsense

A highly colloquial, idiomatic retort expressing strong disbelief or derision towards someone's statement.

真就 SPOKEN CHUNK

really; actually (contrary to common sense)

Modern colloquial phrasing used to emphasize incredulity about a potential action or belief.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question indicating skepticism rather than seeking genuine information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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