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《Born with Luck》 S1·E12 (00:21) HSK 2
zhè jiù jiào dǎ hǔ qīn xiōng dì

这就叫打虎亲兄弟

“This is what they call "brothers are”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 00:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gēn tā men pīn le

跟他们拼了

“to fight them.”

zhè jiù jiào dǎ hǔ qīn xiōng dì CURRENT FOCUS

这就 叫打虎亲 兄弟

“This is what they call "brothers are”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng zhèn fù zǐ bīng

上阵父子兵

“the best partners in a fight."”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ENCOURAGING
Tone: INSPIRING
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Solidarity in Crisis

Derived from the proverb '打虎亲兄弟，上阵父子兵', this belief highlights the deeply rooted Chinese value that blood ties remain the most reliable alliance under danger.

INTENT TAGS: #solidarity #rallying #encouragement #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打虎亲兄弟 SPOKEN CHUNK

when fighting a tiger, you need your own brothers

First half of a well-known proverb; used to emphasize that blood relatives or close kin are most dependable in extreme crises.

这就叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

this is what you call...

A colloquial opener used to frame a current situation using a classic idiom, proverb, or life lesson.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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我们就是手足兄弟
《佳偶天成》
88% Match
我们就是手足兄弟
wǒ men jiù shì shǒu zú xiōng dì

“we are close siblings”

亲如手足的两个哥哥
《以家人之名》
88% Match
亲如手足的两个哥哥
qīn rú shǒu zú de liǎng gè gē gē

“I grew up with”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E12 (00:21) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus