《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4 (09:23)
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shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ hóu zi chēng dà wáng
山中无老虎 猴子称大王
“When the tiger's away, the monkey becomes king.”
《Lady Liberty》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 09:23
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jiù xiān gěi wǒ dǎ yù fáng zhēn
就先给我打预防针
“and she's already laying the groundwork.”
shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ hóu zi chēng dà wáng
CURRENT FOCUS
山中无老虎 猴子称大王
“When the tiger's away, the monkey becomes king.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
hòu miàn shén me qíng kuàng hái bù què dìng dàn zhì shǎo yǒu yí gè xīng qī a
后面什么情况还不确定 但至少有一个星期啊
“What happens next is still uncertain, but for at least a week,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
MOCKING ABSENCE OF AUTHORITY
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“With the boss gone, people are definitely going to take advantage and act out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zoological Idioms on Hierarchy
Chinese proverbs frequently use animals like tigers to represent authority and monkeys to represent lesser opportunists, encapsulating workplace power dynamics.
INTENT TAGS:
#ridicule
#proverb
#observation
#teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
山中无老虎，猴子称大王
SPOKEN CHUNK
when the cat's away the mice will play; lesser figures act like leaders when the true authority is absent
A common idiomatic set phrase used humorously or derisively when someone acts superior only because the real boss is not around.
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