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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E11 (22:21) HSK 4
kàn bù chū lái nǐ zéi méi shǔ yǎn de jìng rán zhè me jiǎng yì qì

看不出来你贼眉鼠眼的 竟然这么讲义气

“Behind those shifty eyes, you're so loyal?”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 22:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú gěi wǒ diē le pà tā xiǎng wǒ jiàn chǐ rú jiàn rén

留给我爹了 怕他想我 见尺如见人

“I left it with my father. In case he misses me. Seeing it is like seeing me.”

kàn bù chū lái nǐ zéi méi shǔ yǎn de jìng rán zhè me jiǎng yì qì CURRENT FOCUS

看不出来 你 贼眉鼠眼 的 竟然 这么 讲义气

“Behind those shifty eyes, you're so loyal?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng rán le

当然了

“Of course!”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING PRAISE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't look like much, but you're actually a genuinely loyal friend.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yiqi (Code of Brotherhood)

'Yiqi' denotes personal loyalty, selflessness, and adherence to moral duty among comrades or friends, highly celebrated in Chinese culture.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #complimenting #playful_mockery #acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
贼眉鼠眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

shifty-eyed; thievish-looking

An idiom literally meaning 'thief brows and rat eyes', used humorously or critically to describe someone who looks suspicious.

讲义气 SPOKEN CHUNK

loyal; valuing personal code of brotherhood/honor

A highly valued moral trait in Chinese social culture referring to standing by friends through thick and thin.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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