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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E21 (12:48) HSK 4
néng gòu mán tiān guò hǎi

能够瞒天过海

“could fool everyone?”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 12:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hé zhuāng wú jiù de nà xiē jì huà

你和庄无疚的那些计划

“that your plans with Zhuang Wujiu”

néng gòu mán tiān guò hǎi CURRENT FOCUS

能 够 瞒天过海

“could fool everyone?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bú shì wǒ hé tǎ zhǔ xīn cún rén cí

要不是我和塔主心存仁慈

“If the Tower Master and I hadn't shown mercy,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING DECEPTION
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really thought your pathetic scheme fooled us?”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Thirty-Six Stratagems

'Man tian guo hai' is the first of China's Thirty-Six Stratagems, frequently cited in literature and drama when exposing clever deception.

INTENT TAGS: #taunting #exposure #condescension #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
瞒天过海 SPOKEN CHUNK

to deceive or pull off an enormous bluff

A classic idiom from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, used to describe pulling off a massive trick or deceit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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