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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E28 (08:34) HSK 6
zhè shì mǔ lǎo hǔ lǎo hǔ bù fā wēi nǐ dāng wǒ shì bìng māo

这是母老虎 老虎不发威 你当我是病猫

“A cat? This is a tigress. It's clearly a cat.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 08:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ huà de zhè shì māo ma

我画的这是猫吗

“A cat? This is a tigress.”

zhè shì mǔ lǎo hǔ lǎo hǔ bù fā wēi nǐ dāng wǒ shì bìng māo CURRENT FOCUS

这是 母老虎 老虎不发威 你 当我是 病猫

“A cat? This is a tigress. It's clearly a cat.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bú shì zhè ge yì si zhè dōu shì zhī qián xiě de

我不是这个意思 这都是之前写的

“That's not what I mean. This was all written before.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING ADVERSARY
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not push me too far, or you will regret underestimating me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tolerant Retaliation Metaphor

The proverb captures the Chinese ethos that patience has a limit, and sudden escalation is justified when one's restraint is mistaken for vulnerability.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #confrontation #reclaiming_power #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
母老虎 SPOKEN CHUNK

fierce woman / tigress

Usually a derogatory or vivid description of an intimidating, aggressive woman.

老虎不发威,你当我是病猫 SPOKEN CHUNK

if the tiger doesn't roar, you take it for a sick cat; mistaking patience for weakness

A very famous proverb used when retaliating after being pushed around or underestimated.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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