《COURT!》 S1·E2 (24:18)
HSK 2
tā zhè rén jiù shì gè tiě gōng jī
他这人就是个铁公鸡
“He is stingy to the core.”
《COURT!》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 24:18
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù xíng
不行
“No.”
tā zhè rén jiù shì gè tiě gōng jī
CURRENT FOCUS
他这人 就是个 铁公鸡
“He is stingy to the core.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yī máo bù bá
一毛不拔
“Extremely stingy.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
CRITICIZING CHARACTER
Tone:
CRITICAL
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother asking him for anything; he will never spend a single penny.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Iron Rooster Metaphor
In Chinese culture, an iron rooster is metaphorically impossible to pluck a single feather from, symbolizing someone who is hopelessly stingy.
INTENT TAGS:
#criticism
#complaint
#character_judgment
#dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
铁公鸡
SPOKEN CHUNK
an iron rooster; an extremely stingy person
A highly common colloquial idiom used to mock someone who refuses to part with money.
他这人
SPOKEN CHUNK
this guy; as for his character
Used as a topic-comment marker in spoken Chinese when evaluating someone's personality.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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