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《The Heir》 S1·E34 (28:03) HSK 4
nǐ shǎo yǔ wǒ chěng kǒu shé zhī kuài

你少与我逞口舌之快

“Don't bandy words with me.”

《The Heir》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 28:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě bù néng jiāng wǒ men lǐ jiā rén dài chū zhè ge mén

也不能将我们李家人带出这个门

“any member of the Li family out of this door!”

nǐ shǎo yǔ wǒ chěng kǒu shé zhī kuài CURRENT FOCUS

你少与我 逞口舌之快

“Don't bandy words with me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huī zhōu shuí rén bù zhī qī jiǔ shì nǐ lǐ mò de dōng jiā

徽州谁人不知 戚九是你李墨的东家

“Everyone in Huizhou knows that Qi Jiu is Li Ink's shareholder.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISMISSING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Save your breath, your slick arguments will not save you here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Primacy of Concrete Action Over Eloquence

Traditional Chinese discourse often looks down upon purely rhetorical disputes ('逞口舌之快') as superficial compared to hard power and concrete evidence.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #silencing #rejection #assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
逞口舌之快 SPOKEN CHUNK

to indulge in verbal sparring; to score cheap verbal points

A set idiomatic phrase used to criticize someone for speaking glibly or aggressively without having real substance.

少与我 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop doing (something) with me

An assertive imperative pattern used to firmly tell someone to cut out an annoying behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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