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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4 (30:12) HSK 6
tā yī fù sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng de yàng zi

他一副死猪不怕开水烫的样子

“he acted like he had absolutely nothing to lose.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 30:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán guài zài shěn xùn shì de shí hòu

难怪在审讯室的时候

“No wonder in the interrogation room,”

tā yī fù sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng de yàng zi CURRENT FOCUS

他一副 死猪不怕开水烫 的样子

“he acted like he had absolutely nothing to lose.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā shì zhēn yǐ wéi wǒ men jǐng fāng yǒng yuǎn dōu zhǎng wò bù liǎo zhèng jù zhuā tā

他是真以为我们警方 永远都掌握不了证据抓他

“He really thought the police would never get the evidence to catch him.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DESCRIBING DEFIANCE
Tone: CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Extreme Shamelessness (死猪不怕开水烫)

A colorful folk metaphor indicating that someone has hit rock bottom morally or emotionally and thus can no longer be intimidated by threats.

INTENT TAGS: #characterization #disapproval #venting #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一副……的样子 SPOKEN CHUNK

having an air/look of...

Used to describe someone's visible attitude, facial expression, or demeanor, often with negative connotations.

死猪不怕开水烫 SPOKEN CHUNK

shameless and completely unbothered by threats or punishment

A vivid, highly colloquial idiom describing someone who has given up caring about consequences and defies correction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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