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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E8 (25:32) HSK 1
nú cái gǒu nú cái

奴才 狗奴才

“Slaves! Dogs!”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 25:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè

谢谢

“Thank you.”

nú cái gǒu nú cái CURRENT FOCUS

奴才 狗奴才

“Slaves! Dogs!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kāi mén

开门

“Open the door!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VERBAL ABUSE
Tone: SCORNFUL AND ABUSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Degraded 'Slave' Insult (Nucai)

While '奴才' originated as a self-appellation for servants and Qing officials, calling someone else this—especially compounding it with '狗' (dog)—is an insult reserved for bootlicking lackeys.

INTENT TAGS: #cursing #insulting #contempt #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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狗奴才 SPOKEN CHUNK

despicable lackey / subservient dog

A sharp, derogatory historical insult used to demean someone seen as bootlicking or submissively obeying a corrupt authority.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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