你们都和夏冬青一样 一根筋死脑筋啊
“Why are you all just as stubborn and inflexible as Xia Dongqing?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们赢了
“We won.”
你们都和夏冬青 一样 一根筋 死脑筋 啊
“Why are you all just as stubborn and inflexible as Xia Dongqing?”
再厉害的妖怪
“Even the mightiest demon”
“Why are all of you so inflexibly stubborn and impossible to reason with?”
Chinese interpersonal communication values 'biantong' (flexibility and tact); labeling someone 'yigenjin' criticizes their failure to adapt to practical realities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
single-minded, stubborn, inflexible
A very common colloquial metaphor used to describe someone who pursues one line of thought without adapting.
rigid-minded, blockhead
Used playfully or critically to tease or scold someone who refuses to be pragmatic or change their view.
Adds exclamation, venting emotional frustration and emphasizing the speaker's complaint.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You know, Xia Dongqing, you are quite stupid sometimes.”
“Welcome. Are you Xia Dongqing?”
“You name is Xia Dongqing. Why isn't it Xia Chunqing?”
“Dongqing! You damn snake! I'll make you into a belt! Dongqing!”
“Dongqing, you're a big pervert, aren't you?”
“Xia Dongqing, discipline your son!”