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《The Knockout》 S1·E26 (39:23) HSK 5
dì yī jiàn shì xiān bǎ nǐ tuǐ dǎ duàn

第一件事 先把你腿打断

“after coming back from Bobei will be break your leg.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 39:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào shì zhī dào nǐ qī fù zhè yā tou wǒ cóng bó běi huí lái

“If you have really done her wrong, the first thing I do”

dì yī jiàn shì xiān bǎ nǐ tuǐ dǎ duàn CURRENT FOCUS

第一件事 先把你 腿打断

“after coming back from Bobei will be break your leg.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ān shū

安叔

“Uncle An.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: STERN WARNING
Tone: INTIMIDATING
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not even think about mistreating her, or you will face severe consequences from me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elder Hyperbole and Tough Love

Older Chinese relatives often express profound protective care through exaggerated physical threats like 'breaking your legs', establishing authority and ethical boundaries without literal violent intent.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #intimidation #protectiveness #setting_boundaries
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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腿打断 SPOKEN CHUNK

break (someone's) legs

A classic hyperbolic warning in colloquial Chinese used by family elders to threaten severe punishment for bad behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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