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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7 (16:38) HSK 2
tā men jiù shì yī qiū zhī hé láng bèi wéi jiān

他们就是一丘之貉 狼狈为奸

“(They are two of a kind.)”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 16:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bèi piàn le zhè me jiǔ wǒ zěn me zhè me shǎ ya

“(I was fooled for so long.) (How could I be so stupid?)”

tā men jiù shì yī qiū zhī hé láng bèi wéi jiān CURRENT FOCUS

他们 就是 一丘之貉 狼狈为奸

“(They are two of a kind.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN diàn tī lǐ jiù tīng jiàn nǐ xiào dé gēn chōu fēng yī yàng yǒu zhè me hǎo xiào ma

电梯里就听见你笑得跟抽风一样 有这么好笑吗

“I could hear you laughing from the elevator. Is it that funny?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONDEMNING COLLUSION
Tone: SCORNFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Paired Idiomatic Condemnation

Chinese speakers often stack parallel four-character idioms (Chengyu) in succession to heighten emotional intensity and deliver a devastating moral judgment.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #blaming #venting #moral_judgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一丘之貉 SPOKEN CHUNK

birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth (negative connotation)

A classical four-character idiom used specifically to dismiss two or more bad people as being equally despicable.

狼狈为奸 SPOKEN CHUNK

collude with each other; act in cahoots

Use this idiom when describing corrupt individuals or adversaries joining forces for nefarious purposes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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