竖子 厉害 厉害
“You brat! Impressive, impressive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I can insult people in Classical Chinese now! That's progress.”
竖子 厉害 厉害
“You brat! Impressive, impressive.”
“You, a pile of dry bones in a grave— hardly worth worrying about.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Mastering ancient insults is often seen among native speakers as a humorous milestone of linguistic wit and erudition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
child; foolish, inexperienced person; rascal
A classical derogatory term; learners rarely encounter it outside literature or historical dramas, but it is occasionally used jokingly today.
impressive; awesome; formidable
A high-frequency colloquial expression used to compliment someone's skill or achievement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“"This brat is not worthy of conspiring over important matters."”
“You're really something. Really something.”
“are all so hard to handle.”
“-Stop arguing. -You're not worth working with. Fine, then don't work with me! I don't even want to work with you!”
“Really? Okay, impressive. Harsh even to yourself.”
“That's amazing. I'll change another dress and show it to you.”