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《Mama Go!》 S1·E12 (37:41) HSK 4
nà xiē wū hé zhī zhòng nǐ fèi zài duō kǒu shé

那些乌合之众你费再多口舌

“Those mobs, no matter how much you explain,”

《Mama Go!》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 37:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù shuō wǒ men zì rán yě qīng chǔ

你不说我们自然也清楚

“even if you don't say anything, we know clearly.”

nà xiē wū hé zhī zhòng nǐ fèi zài duō kǒu shé CURRENT FOCUS

那 些 乌合之众 你费 再 多 口舌

“Those mobs, no matter how much you explain,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men yě zhǐ huì xiāng xìn tā men xiǎng xiāng xìn de ya

他们也只会相信他们想相信的呀

“they will only believe what they want to believe.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ADVISING RESTRAINT
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother defending yourself to an angry mob; it's a complete waste of energy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confirmation Bias of Public Opinion

Modern Chinese discourse frequently reflects skepticism toward online comment mobs (水军 or 乌合之众), emphasizing the futility of public explanations once a collective narrative forms.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #cynicism #advice #disillusionment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
乌合之众 SPOKEN CHUNK

a disorderly mob; rabble

A formal idiom used colloquially to express strong contempt for an unthinking, easily swayed crowd.

费口舌 SPOKEN CHUNK

to waste words; to exhaust one's breath explaining

Commonly used with '多' or '白' to describe futile efforts to convince someone through verbal persuasion.

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1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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