《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E16 (17:42)
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cùn bù bù ràng de yàng zi
寸步不让的样子
“in the main hall today?”
《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 17:42
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
lǎo zhèng
老郑
“Zheng was”
cùn bù bù ràng de yàng zi
CURRENT FOCUS
寸步不让 的样子
“in the main hall today?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kàn kàn lǎo zhèng jiù shì tóu jué lǘ
“See? Zheng is stubborn as a mule.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
CRITICIZING BEHAVIOR
Tone:
CRITICAL AND EXASPERATED
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look at him, he completely refuses to back down even a little bit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Compromise vs. Stubbornness (Niupi)
In Chinese social and working environments, maintaining harmony through mutual concessions (退一步海阔天空) is preferred; an individual who stands completely rigid is often viewed as difficult to work with.
INTENT TAGS:
#criticism
#describing_attitude
#inflexibility
#exasperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
寸步不让
SPOKEN CHUNK
refusing to yield an inch / unyielding
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing stubborn resistance or strict refusal to make concessions.
的样子
SPOKEN CHUNK
the manner of / looking as if
Attached to descriptive verbs or phrases to characterize someone's demeanor or outward attitude.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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