你这个缩头乌龟
“You coward!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 这个 缩头乌龟
“You coward!”
军师
“Mr. Yu.”
“Come out and face me like a man, you coward!”
Calling someone a 'turtle' (乌龟) carries deeply derogatory cultural connotations related to cuckoldry, cowardice, and shame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a coward who hides his head / someone who shrinks from danger
A very common and stinging Chinese insult targeting someone who evades a challenge or conflict.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You coward!”
“[Fan's Butcher Shop] Hiding makes you a bastard!”
“I'll rip your head off.”
“Your uncle is a spineless coward.”
“You're... a spineless coward.”
“but now he's hiding like a coward?”
“and you're hiding out, telling me you can't solve it?”