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《The Knockout》 S1·E18 (32:17) HSK 7
hǎo dǎi yě shì jiàn gōng jí tuán de zǒng jīng lǐ lián zì jǐ rén dōu yǎo

好歹也是 建工集团的总经理 连自己人都咬

“After all, he is the general manager of the Construction Engineering Group. He doesn't even treat us well.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 32:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn shì

真是

“Oh dear.”

hǎo dǎi yě shì jiàn gōng jí tuán de zǒng jīng lǐ lián zì jǐ rén dōu yǎo CURRENT FOCUS

好歹也是 建工 集团 的总经理 连自己人都咬

“After all, he is the general manager of the Construction Engineering Group. He doesn't even treat us well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā jiù shì zhè zhǒng rén

他就是这种人

“That's who he is.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: DERISIVE
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Someone with his prestige should have standards, but he is lower than a stray dog.”
💡 Cultural Insight: In-group Loyalty (自己人 Zijiren)

In Chinese social psychology, 'zijiren' (one of us) commands strong mutual loyalty and protection; betraying an in-group member is considered a severe moral breach.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #condemnation #contempt #betrayal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好歹也是 SPOKEN CHUNK

at least, after all is said and done

Used to invoke someone's rank, status, or identity to highlight how unworthy their actual behavior is.

连自己人都咬 SPOKEN CHUNK

to turn on and bite one's own people

A vivid colloquial metaphor for betraying, attacking, or undermining one's own allies or inner circle.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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