HEYGOW ASMR

Wordplay and banter

10 phrases
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zhè huà shuō de miào.
这话说得妙。
ENnicely put
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nǐ zhēn huì jiē huà.
你真会接话。
ENyou're quick with a comeback
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yì yǔ shuāngguān a.
一语双关啊。
ENthat's a double meaning
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zhè shì zài guǎi zhe wān kuā wǒ ba.
这是在拐着弯夸我吧。
ENthat's a compliment in disguise, isn't it
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nǐ zhè shì míng bāo àn biǎn.
你这是明褒暗贬。
ENpraise on the surface, dig underneath
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shùn zhe nǐ de huà shuō.
顺着你的话说。
ENpicking up where you left off
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wǒ jiē bu shàng zhè gěng.
我接不上这梗。
ENI can't follow that reference
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nǐ tài huì wán gěng le.
你太会玩梗了。
ENyou're too good at these gags
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zhè huà yì tīng jiù yǒuxì.
这话一听就有戏。
ENthat sounds promising already
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zán liǎ xiǎng dào yíkuài le.
咱俩想到一块了。
ENwe thought of the same thing

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.