《The Lead》 S1·E14 (41:50)
HSK 6
nǐ shuō nǐ shā jī yòng niú dāo ya
你说 你杀鸡用牛刀呀
“- Go on. - Using a sword to kill a flea?”
《The Lead》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 41:50
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà nǐ bù néng dà cái xiǎo yòng a shì bú shì nǐ shuō
“You shouldn't waste my talent, right? - Go on. - Using a sword to kill a flea?”
nǐ shuō nǐ shā jī yòng niú dāo ya
CURRENT FOCUS
你说 你 杀鸡用牛刀 呀
“- Go on. - Using a sword to kill a flea?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
huáng zhǔ rèn zhè ge dāng chū diào nǐ lái
黄主任这个当初调你来
“When Director Huang transferred you,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
VALIDATING AND SYMPATHIZING
Tone:
SUPPORTIVE AND CONVERSATIONAL
Emotion:
SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are far too capable to be stuck doing such trivial work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matching Talent to Position (Dacai Xiaoyong)
In Chinese work culture, lamenting someone being overqualified is a polite way to flatter their abilities while commiserating over career stagnation.
INTENT TAGS:
#flattery
#commiseration
#agreement
#support
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
杀鸡用牛刀
SPOKEN CHUNK
using an ox cleaver to kill a chicken; overkill or wasting high talent on petty tasks
A common idiom used to critique gross overqualification or disproportionate effort for minor issues.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the rhetorical question and invites empathetic agreement.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Lead》 S1·E14 (41:50) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus