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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E33 (21:09) HSK 7
zhèng hǎo cuò cuò tā de wēi fēng

正好挫挫他的威风

“It's a good chance to take him down a peg.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 21:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gēn nǐ liào juě zi liào nà me xiōng

“giving you a hard time lately.”

zhèng hǎo cuò cuò tā de wēi fēng CURRENT FOCUS

正好 挫挫他的威风

“It's a good chance to take him down a peg.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǎ yǒu nà me jiǎn dān de

哪有那么简单的

“It's not that simple.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROPOSING A SOLUTION
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: VINDICTIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Curbing Arrogance (Cuo Weifeng)

In hierarchical or competitive environments, when an individual displays excessive pride, colleagues or superiors deliberately seize moments of vulnerability to knock them down a peg and restore balance.

INTENT TAGS: #retaliation #asserting_dominance #strategy #suppression
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
挫挫威风 SPOKEN CHUNK

deflate someone's arrogance; bring someone down a peg

Used idiomatically when someone is acting overly domineering and needs to be taught humility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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