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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E23 (17:40) HSK 3
zài gōng zuò shàng hái jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

在工作上还脚踏两只船

“At work, she's juggling two jobs at once.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 17:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè rén yǒu duō liǎo bù qǐ

这人有多了不起

“How impressive can she be?”

zài gōng zuò shàng hái jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán CURRENT FOCUS

在工作 上还 脚踏两只船

“At work, she's juggling two jobs at once.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā kào shān yìng bei

人家靠山硬呗

“Well, she's got powerful backing.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are totally unethical and playing both sides for personal gain.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Loyalty and Conflict of Interest

Chinese workplace culture highly values loyalty; doing outside work or hedging between competing entities is severely frowned upon and viewed as opportunistic betrayal.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #condemning #gossip #disapproval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
脚踏两只船 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a foot in two boats; to double-dip or hedge bets

A common idiom often used for cheating in romance, but here applied to having divided loyalties or moonlighting dishonestly at work.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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