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《COURT!》 S1·E2 (20:36) HSK 4
zhè rén zěn me yóu yán bù jìn

这人怎么油盐不进

“(This person just won't listen.)”

《COURT!》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 20:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN má fán nín bāng wǒ tuì yī xià xiè xiè

麻烦您帮我退一下 谢谢

“Please help me return them, thank you.”

zhè rén zěn me yóu yán bù jìn CURRENT FOCUS

这人 怎么 油盐不进

“(This person just won't listen.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo xiōng dì bú yào chōng dòng

小兄弟 不要冲动

“Hey, don't act impulsively.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are completely impossible to reason with!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphor of Infiltration

The idiom '油盐不进' literally means refusing both oil and salt, metaphorically describing someone so impenetrable that no persuasion can soften them.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #venting #impatience #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
油盐不进 SPOKEN CHUNK

impervious to reason; completely stubborn

A vivid colloquial idiom used to describe someone who refuses all advice, persuasion, or compromise.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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