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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27 (14:42) HSK 6
wàn yī bǎ tā bī jí le gǒu jí tiào qiáng

万一把他逼急了 狗急跳墙

“he might become desperate.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 14:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà rú guǒ wǒ xiàn zài bào le àn wàn yī ràng tā liú le àn dǐ

那如果我现在报了案 万一让他留了案底

“But if I filed a report, giving him a record,”

wàn yī bǎ tā bī jí le gǒu jí tiào qiáng CURRENT FOCUS

万一 把他逼 急了 狗急跳墙

“he might become desperate.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài rě chū lái shén me shì qíng nà jiù bù hǎo shuō le ma

再惹出来什么事情 那就不好说了嘛

“Who knows what trouble he might cause then?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WARNING
Tone: APPREHENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Leaving a Way Out (留后路)

Traditional Chinese conflict resolution emphasizes not cornering opponents completely (穷寇莫追) to avoid dangerous backlash.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #risk_avoidance #cautioning #apprehension
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
万一 SPOKEN CHUNK

just in case / what if

Introduces a worst-case hypothetical scenario.

逼急了 SPOKEN CHUNK

pushed too far / driven into a corner

Common expression indicating pushing someone until they snap.

狗急跳墙 SPOKEN CHUNK

a cornered beast will do desperate things (lit. a cornered dog leaps over a wall)

A widely used idiom warning against pressing an opponent so far that they resort to extreme counteractions.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Denotes the completed condition of having been driven to desperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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