- 是啊 - 嘴还挺硬
“- Indeed. - She certainly talks tough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Jing, it is not about who writes the most either.”
- 是啊 - 嘴 还挺 硬
“- Indeed. - She certainly talks tough.”
（日中则移 月满则亏）
“You're totally losing, yet you still talk big.”
Calling someone 'mouth-hard' highlights a cultural disdain for empty bravado and verbal stubbornness when practical reality contradicts it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talking tough / stubbornly refusing to admit defeat
An idiomatic colloquialism describing someone who talks big or refuses to confess despite having no ground left to stand on.
Affirms agreement with the preceding speaker in an informal, lively tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Exactly. - Indeed.”
“I was just pretending to be strong.”
“- Still crying? - Spare me.”
“- Hey! This is your fault! - [Ting-en] Okay. I'll leave you to it.”
“Still refusing to talk? Save your breath.”
“He was so stubborn. How did you break him?”