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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E18 (27:30) HSK 7
nà bāng chù sheng wán yì ér fàn qǐ xìng zi lái

那帮畜生玩意儿 犯起性子来

“Those bastards. When they lose their temper,”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 27:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng duì fù dé le

你能对付得了

“at any moment?”

nà bāng chù sheng wán yì ér fàn qǐ xìng zi lái CURRENT FOCUS

那帮 畜生 玩意儿 犯起性子 来

“Those bastards. When they lose their temper,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me huài shì dōu gàn dé chū lái ya tā men méi yǒu rén xìng

“they can do any evil thing. They have no humanity.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ISSUING A WARNING
Tone: ALARMED
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're underestimating them; those savages lose all control and will destroy you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dehumanization of Oppressors

In historical and wartime Chinese narratives, referring to invaders or violent oppressors as animals (畜生) emphasizes their moral illegitimacy and cruelty.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #denunciation #alarm #dissuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
畜生玩意儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

scumbags; beastly bastards

Extremely derogatory colloquial noun phrase expressing total contempt and dehumanization toward enemies.

犯起性子来 SPOKEN CHUNK

once they lose their temper / turn vicious

Used to describe an unpredictable outburst of bad temper or erratic violent behavior.

Modal Particle「来」 (lai) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a directional complement indicating the emergence and continuation of a sudden erratic state or behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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