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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (36:39) HSK 4
gàn shá shá bù xíng chī shá shá bù shèng

干啥啥不行 吃啥啥不剩

“(Jindian Law Firm) He fails in everything and only knows how to eat.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 36:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chē zi fáng zi piào zi yī máo qián dōu bù néng gěi nà ge rén zhā

“Cars, properties, and money. I won't give anything to that jerk!”

gàn shá shá bù xíng chī shá shá bù shèng CURRENT FOCUS

干啥啥不行 吃啥啥不剩

“(Jindian Law Firm) He fails in everything and only knows how to eat.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù shì yǎng yī tiáo xián yú wǒ

我就是养一条咸鱼 我

“Even if I raise a salted fish,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: SCATHING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Symmetrical Colloquial Insults

Mandarin frequently uses parallel 4-character colloquial constructions to create catchy, biting, and emotionally potent insults.

INTENT TAGS: #insulting #venting #belittling #disdain
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
干啥啥不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

useless at doing anything

A highly colloquial, rhythmic insult pointing out extreme incompetence across all tasks.

吃啥啥不剩 SPOKEN CHUNK

leaves no food uneaten; only good at eating

Used in tandem with '干啥啥不行' to mock someone who consumes resources without contributing anything.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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