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《Light to the Night》 S1·E7 (06:52) HSK 7
nǐ zì jǐ pì gǔ méi yǒu cā gān jìng hái wèn lǎo zi yào zhǐ a

你自己屁股没有擦干净 还问老子要纸啊

“You made a mess and you expect me to clean up after you?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 06:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men gēn zhe qù zǎ bàn ne ?

他们跟着去咋办呢?

“What if he follows me?”

nǐ zì jǐ pì gǔ méi yǒu cā gān jìng hái wèn lǎo zi yào zhǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

你 自己 屁股没有擦干净 还问 老子 要纸啊

“You made a mess and you expect me to clean up after you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge shì qíng rú guǒ méi yǒu chǔ lǐ gān jìng bèi gōng ān chá dào

这个事情如果没有处理干净 被公安查到

“If you fail to handle this properly and the police find out,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REBUKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You made this mess yourself; don't expect me to clean it up for you!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Profanity (Laozi)

Using '老子' asserts unearned parental dominance over the other party to belittle them during an argument.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #blame #refusal #scolding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
擦干净屁股 SPOKEN CHUNK

to clean up one's mess; cover one's tracks

A blunt, vulgar metaphor meaning to resolve problems or cover up wrongdoing.

老子 SPOKEN CHUNK

I; your father (vulgar self-reference)

Highly aggressive, masculine self-reference asserting dominance and disrespect.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens the rhetorical sharpness and indignation of the counter-question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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