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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14 (32:42) HSK 6
bān nòng kǒu shé dǎo shì yǒu yī tào

搬弄口舌倒是有一套

“You sure are good at wagging your tongue.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 32:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jūn zǐ zhī lǐ bú jì dé le

君子之礼不记得了

“Have you forgotten the manners of a gentleman?”

bān nòng kǒu shé dǎo shì yǒu yī tào CURRENT FOCUS

搬弄口舌 倒是有 一套

“You sure are good at wagging your tongue.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me

怎么

“What?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MOCKING CRITICISM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are just a manipulative sweet-talker with no real moral standing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Condemnation of Glibness (巧言令色)

Traditional Confucian culture disdains smooth, manipulative speech (搬弄口舌), valuing upright deeds and genuine virtue over sharp rhetoric.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #criticism #belittling #counterattack
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
搬弄口舌 SPOKEN CHUNK

stir up discord with gossip / manipulate talk

A formal idiom/phrase used pejoratively to accuse someone of bad-mouthing or playing verbal games.

有一套 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a knack / to be quite skilled (often sarcastic)

Commonly used to describe someone who is adept at a specific method or scheme, often with sarcastic undertones.

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