《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14 (26:19)
HSK 5
kào zhe pāi niè zhé de mǎ pì
靠着拍聂喆的马屁
“living off flattery toward Nie Zhe, holding a post without doing any work.”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 26:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà yě bù xiàng mǒu rén
那也不像某人
“At least I'm not like you,”
kào zhe pāi niè zhé de mǎ pì
CURRENT FOCUS
靠着 拍聂喆的马屁
“living off flattery toward Nie Zhe, holding a post without doing any work.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shī wèi sù cān
尸位素餐
“holding a post without doing any work.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
MOCKING AND TAUNTING
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have zero real ability and only got where you are by sucking up to the boss.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Distaste for Sycophancy (Pai Mapi)
While interpersonal networks are vital in Chinese society, unprincipled flattery (pai mapi) is publicly despised and serves as a classic insult against corrupt officials.
INTENT TAGS:
#insult
#mockery
#belittling
#confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
拍马屁
SPOKEN CHUNK
to flatter; to suck up; to kiss someone's ass
A very common colloquial expression used to describe insincere brown-nosing or sycophancy.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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