又是什么奇怪的苦肉计
“Are you playing a trick again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还要装个机械瓣
“need a mechanical valve.”
又是 什么 奇怪 的 苦肉计
“Are you playing a trick again?”
不是苦肉计
“No, I'm not.”
“Stop playing the victim to get my attention; I don't buy it.”
Derived from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, this term is commonly used in modern Chinese interpersonal dynamics when one suspects another of manufacturing suffering to elicit pity or concession.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trick of inflicting pain on oneself to win sympathy or trust
Originating from classical military stratagems, this is frequently used in everyday speech to accuse someone of playing the victim.
what kind of ... is it this time?
Used to express exasperation at a recurring, unwanted behavior or trick.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was just a ruse.”
“or merely staging an act of self pity,”
“it should be a self-directed and self-acted bitter trick by him.”