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《The Truth》 S1·E29 (22:08) HSK 4
yuán lái shì gè láng xīn gǒu fèi de dōng xī

原来是个狼心狗肺的东西

“but you're actually a shameless villain!”

《The Truth》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 22:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kàn zhe nǐ zhǎng dé bái bái jìng jìng sī sī wén wén de

我看着你长得白白净净 斯斯文文的

“You seemed clean, fair-skinned, quiet and well-behaved,”

yuán lái shì gè láng xīn gǒu fèi de dōng xī CURRENT FOCUS

原来是 个 狼心狗肺 的 东西

“but you're actually a shameless villain!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bú shì zài xīn wén lǐ kàn dào nà jiù shì nǐ

要不是在新闻里看到 那就是你

“If I had seen you on the news,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REBUKING
Tone: CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Judging Character vs. External Decorum (人不可貌相)

Chinese culture places deep emphasis on moral integrity; feeling betrayed when someone's polite exterior masks cruel villainy often triggers visceral moral condemnation like 'wolf's heart and dog's lungs'.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #disgust #scolding #revelation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
原来是 SPOKEN CHUNK

turns out to be; so it was actually

Used when realizing a surprising or hidden truth about a person or situation.

狼心狗肺 SPOKEN CHUNK

cruel and unscrupulous; heartless as a wolf and treacherous as a dog

A vivid four-character idiom used to strongly curse someone utterly devoid of gratitude, conscience, or morality.

东西 SPOKEN CHUNK

creature; thing (derogatory when referring to a person)

Often used in curses to dehumanize and scold someone despicable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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