但是不要骄傲 骄兵必败
“But don't be arrogant. An arrogant army will surely fail, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁不好我骂谁 这就是我的风格 对吧
“I praise the good and call out the bad. That's my style, right?”
但是 不要 骄傲 骄兵必败
“But don't be arrogant. An arrogant army will surely fail, right?”
对吧 自个儿想 自个儿想啊
“But don't be arrogant. An arrogant army will surely fail, right? Think it over yourself.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese leadership culture, praise is almost immediately coupled with warnings against hubris, reinforcing the virtue of perpetual modesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not be conceited / do not get cocky
A standard warning given to achievers after success.
an arrogant army will certainly face defeat
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) frequently quoted to warn that complacency leads to failure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But you must never get arrogant. You need to achieve more in the future.”
“Pride comes before a fall.”
“Don't let pride blind you.”