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《The Knockout》 S1·E13 (21:13) HSK 2
zhè xìng gōng de zhè me chī lǐ pá wài zán hái qǐng tā chī fàn

这姓龚的这么吃里爬外 咱还请他吃饭

“Gong live on our money while helping others secretly and we still invite him to dinner?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 21:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ xiān zǒu le

那我先走了

“I'm leaving.”

zhè xìng gōng de zhè me chī lǐ pá wài zán hái qǐng tā chī fàn CURRENT FOCUS

这姓龚的这么 吃里爬外 咱还请他 吃饭

“Gong live on our money while helping others secretly and we still invite him to dinner?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dài huì jiàn dào rén jiā nǐ bǎ nǐ zhè xiē tài dù shōu qǐ lái

“When you see him later, you put those attitudes away.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: VOICING GRIEVANCE
Tone: RESENTFUL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He betrayed us, so why on earth are we humiliating ourselves by hosting a dinner for him?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dinner Diplomacy (Banquet Culture)

In Chinese social interaction, hosting a banquet often serves as a tactical tool to placate rivals or smooth over tensions, even when personal feelings are hostile.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #discontent #questioning #reluctance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃里爬外 SPOKEN CHUNK

biting the hand that feeds; betraying one's own side

A vivid four-character idiom used colloquially to condemn treachery or disloyalty to one's own team or family.

请他吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

treating him to a meal

Commonly used both literally and pragmatically to refer to showing hospitality or currying favor through food.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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