Wordplay and banter
10 phrases
梗 is the word for a joke reference, a meme, a running gag - 我接不上这梗 means the reference went over your head. 明褒暗贬 - open praise, hidden disparagement - names the technique, and having the name makes it easier to spot.
这话说得妙。 zhè huà shuō de miào. — nicely put你真会接话。 nǐ zhēn huì jiē huà. — you're quick with a comeback一语双关啊。 yì yǔ shuāngguān a. — that's a double meaning这是在拐着弯夸我吧。 zhè shì zài guǎi zhe wān kuā wǒ ba. — that's a compliment in disguise, isn't it你这是明褒暗贬。 nǐ zhè shì míng bāo àn biǎn. — praise on the surface, dig underneath顺着你的话说。 shùn zhe nǐ de huà shuō. — picking up where you left off我接不上这梗。 wǒ jiē bu shàng zhè gěng. — I can't follow that reference你太会玩梗了。 nǐ tài huì wán gěng le. — you're too good at these gags这话一听就有戏。 zhè huà yì tīng jiù yǒuxì. — that sounds promising already咱俩想到一块了。 zán liǎ xiǎng dào yíkuài le. — we thought of the same thing
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