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《River Sunset》 S1·E23 (11:28) HSK 6
nǐ gēn pó po shuō shí huà

你跟婆婆说实话

“Tell Grandma the truth.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 11:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pó po dǒng nǐ

“Grandma understands you.”

nǐ gēn pó po shuō shí huà CURRENT FOCUS

你跟婆婆说实话

“Tell Grandma the truth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì bú shì kàn shàng nà ge rì běn zǎi le

是不是看上那个日本仔了

“Have you taken a fancy to that Japanese boy?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING TRUTH
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't hide it from me; I already sense the truth, so just admit it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Kinship Terms as Self-Reference

Elders often refer to themselves in the third person using kinship terms like '婆婆' to project warmth, authority, and emotional closeness when questioning younger relatives.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #coaxing #demanding_honesty #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell the truth; frankly speaking

A very common phrase used when asking someone to be completely candid or when prefacing an honest opinion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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