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《Born with Luck》 S1·E22 (08:53) HSK 7
nà liǎ shōu fèi pǐn de shì liǎ fèi wù

那俩收废品的是俩废物

“those two junk collectors are just losers.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 08:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhào nǐ shuō de

照你说的

“According to you,”

nà liǎ shōu fèi pǐn de shì liǎ fèi wù CURRENT FOCUS

那俩收废品的是俩 废物

“those two junk collectors are just losers.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shēn shàng dài le dāo

你身上带了刀

“You had a knife on you,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VENTING CONTEMPT
Tone: DERISIVE
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Punning Insults with 'Fei' (Waste)

The speaker makes a biting, derisive pun by connecting their actual or cover job '收废品' (collecting waste) directly to calling them '废物' (useless waste).

INTENT TAGS: #belittling #insult #complaint #dissatisfaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
收废品的 SPOKEN CHUNK

scrap collectors; junk collectors

Refers to informal waste recycling workers, often used literally or as a cover identity in crime narratives.

废物 SPOKEN CHUNK

good-for-nothing; useless trash

A harsh insult directed at someone whose incompetence causes severe disappointment or failure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
每一个废物都是有用的
《你好1983》
88% Match
每一个废物都是有用的
měi yí gè fèi wù dōu shì yǒu yòng de

“Every piece of trash has its use.”

查个毛 那些废物
《百万人推理》
88% Match
查个毛 那些废物
chá gè máo nà xiē fèi wù

“- What can those losers even do? - Yeah, for real, bro. Fucking assholes.”

这些废物最好都去死
《百万人推理》
88% Match
这些废物最好都去死
zhè xiē fèi wù zuì hǎo dōu qù sǐ

“[friend] Yeah, bro. Fuck them. I hope they get shot in the chest.”

废了 选择废物
《玫瑰丛生》
88% Match
废了 选择废物
fèi le xuǎn zé fèi wù

“Useless, a choice wreck.”

被俩卖废品的抢了
《低智商犯罪》
88% Match
被俩卖废品的抢了
bèi liǎ mài fèi pǐn de qiǎng le

“Robbed by two scrap dealers?”

被收废品的给收拾了
《低智商犯罪》
88% Match
被收废品的给收拾了
bèi shōu fèi pǐn de gěi shōu shí le

“He actually got taken down by junk collectors.”

你这个废物
《江湖夜雨十年灯》
88% Match
你这个废物
nǐ zhè ge fèi wù

“Useless!”

也可能是你带来的这几个废物
《成何体统》
88% Match
也可能是你带来的这几个废物
yě kě néng shì nǐ dài lái de zhè jǐ gè fèi wù

“Or maybe these incompetents you brought with you”

把我这样一条垃圾拣出来
《爱情没有神话》
88% Match
把我这样一条垃圾拣出来
bǎ wǒ zhè yàng yī tiáo lā jī jiǎn chū lái

“a piece of trash like me out of the dumpster.”

一群废物东西
《成何体统》
88% Match
一群废物东西
yī qún fèi wù dōng xī

“A bunch of useless trash.”

这废物也有废物的用处
《佳偶天成》
88% Match
这废物也有废物的用处
zhè fèi wù yě yǒu fèi wù de yòng chǔ

“Even trash has its uses.”

废物 什么废物啊 five(老五)
《年少有为》
88% Match
废物 什么废物啊 five(老五)
fèi wù shén me fèi wù a five( lǎo wǔ )

“A loser? What loser? [* Five sounds like "loser" in Chinese.] Five. The fifth one.”

这一个两个的 还真是废物 可不是嘛
《南部档案》
85% Match
这一个两个的 还真是废物 可不是嘛
zhè yí gè liǎng gè de hái zhēn shì fèi wù kě bú shì ma

“These guys are really useless. Exactly.”

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