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《The Knockout》 S1·E13 (15:36) HSK 4
shì gè yǎng bù shú de bái yǎn láng

是个养不熟的白眼狼

“He's an ungrateful bastard.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 15:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gōng kāi jiāng wǒ rèn shí

龚开疆我认识

“I know Gong Kaijiang.”

shì gè yǎng bù shú de bái yǎn láng CURRENT FOCUS

是个养 不熟 的 白眼狼

“He's an ungrateful bastard.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yì zhí zài huái yí tā shì bú shì xiàn zài zài liǎng tóu tōng chī

我一直在怀疑 他是不是现在 在两头通吃

“I've been wondering if he receives benefits from them too.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CONDEMNING CHARACTER
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not count on his loyalty; he will turn his back on us the moment someone offers more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Repaying Kindness (En)

Failing to reciprocate past favors makes one a 'white-eyed wolf' in Chinese morality, representing the ultimate violation of relational reciprocity.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #warning #accusation_of_disloyalty #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
养不熟 SPOKEN CHUNK

impossible to tame; never truly loyal despite care

Applied to people who show disloyalty or lack of gratitude despite receiving continuous favors.

白眼狼 SPOKEN CHUNK

an ungrateful wretch; a backstabber

A very common derogatory idiom used for someone who repays kindness with hostility.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a noun phrase emphasizing the categorical nature and intrinsic character of the person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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