真够自以为是的
“(So full of yourself.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
全世界都得求着你算计你
“(Like the whole world revolves around you?)”
真够 自以为是 的
“(So full of yourself.)”
不是
“No...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While Chinese communicative norms often favor face-saving and indirectness, dropping politeness markers to use idioms like 'zi yi wei shi' marks a severe breakdown in mutual rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really quite; truly so (often critical)
Colloquial intensifier used frequently before negative adjectives to emphasize exasperation.
self-righteous; conceited; opinionated
A common four-character idiom describing someone who stubbornly believes they are always right.
Functions here as an emphatic sentence-final particle reinforcing the speaker's strong judgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“a little too self-righteous?”
“Excessive modesty is also a form of pride.”
“but now it's just pure arrogance.”
“what it means to be too clever”
“a total egomaniac.”