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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E10 (14:25) HSK 7
fāng yún zhè ge lǎo hú lí zhēn shì lì hài

方云这个老狐狸真是厉害

“That old fox, Fang Yun, is really something.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 14:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo dà

老大

“Boss.”

fāng yún zhè ge lǎo hú lí zhēn shì lì hài CURRENT FOCUS

方云 这个 老狐狸 真是厉害

“That old fox, Fang Yun, is really something.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào bǎ pí qiú yòu gěi zán men tī le huí lái

“I can't believe she kicked the ball back into our court.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSESSING SITUATION
Tone: GRUDGINGLY_ADMIRING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We got outsmarted, and now we're back in a tough spot.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Someone an 'Old Fox' (Lao Hu Li)

In Chinese culture, foxes symbolize cunning; calling an experienced competitor an 'old fox' implies they are masters of bureaucratic evasion and subtle power plays.

INTENT TAGS: #critique #rivalry #warning #admiration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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老狐狸 SPOKEN CHUNK

old fox; crafty and cunning person

A colloquial idiom describing someone shrewd, experienced, and slippery, frequently used in workplace or political rivalries.

真是厉害 SPOKEN CHUNK

really something; genuinely formidable

Used to express reluctant respect or awe toward someone's skill, cunning, or capability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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