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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (30:10) HSK 3
zhè bù hái shì yào kàn bié rén chū fēng tou

这不还是要看 别人出风头

“In the end, he has to watch others steal the spotlight.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 30:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chén xī liáng tài tǔ le xiān kāi le diàn yòu zěn me yàng

陈锡良 太土了 先开了店又怎么样

“Chen Xiliang is so outdated. So what if he opened stores first?”

zhè bù hái shì yào kàn bié rén chū fēng tou CURRENT FOCUS

这不 还是要 看 别人 出风头

“In the end, he has to watch others steal the spotlight.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo hǎo gōng zuò bié zhè me zǎo xià pàn duàn

“Focus on your work. Don't jump to conclusions so quickly.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: DISGRUNTLED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It enrages me that in the end, he's the one soaking up all the glory while we look like bystanders.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chu Fengtou (Limelight Seeking)

Traditional Chinese culture values modesty; drawing excessive attention to oneself ('chu fengtou') can invite criticism, jealousy, or social friction.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #jealousy #resentment #rivalry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出风头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show off; to steal the limelight

Often carries a slightly critical or envious connotation when describing someone actively seeking attention.

这不还是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

doesn't it still come down to; in the end we still have to

A colloquial rhetorical framing highlighting an inevitable, usually unfavorable outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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