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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (06:17) HSK 7
nǐ zhēn shì gè wáng bā dàn

你真是个王八蛋

“(I just wanted to tell him, "You're utterly despicable.")”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 06:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhǐ xiǎng duì tā shuō

我只想对他说

“(I just wanted to tell him, "You're utterly despicable.")”

nǐ zhēn shì gè wáng bā dàn CURRENT FOCUS

你真是 个 王八蛋

“(I just wanted to tell him, "You're utterly despicable.")”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yóu cǐ kě jiàn

由此可见

“(Obviously,)”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: VENTING ANGER
Tone: INSULTING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Taboo of Tortoise Metaphors (王八)

In Chinese culture, the term 'wangba' historically connotes cuckoldry and lack of moral virtue, making compounds like 'wangbadan' among the most enduring and harsh insults in everyday Mandarin.

INTENT TAGS: #cursing #venting #condemning #criticizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
王八蛋 SPOKEN CHUNK

bastard; scoundrel

A highly offensive and colloquial curse word used to express intense anger or contempt toward someone's character.

真是个 SPOKEN CHUNK

really is a...

Used before a noun or noun phrase to strongly emphasize an evaluation or criticism of someone's trait.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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