《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E12 (41:18)
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liǎn pí hòu chī bù gòu
脸皮厚 吃不够
“the thick-skinned get their fill,”
《Our Dazzling Days》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:18
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yǒu jù sú huà shuō dé hǎo
有句俗话说得好
“As the saying goes,”
liǎn pí hòu chī bù gòu
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脸皮厚 吃不够
“the thick-skinned get their fill,”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
CITING PROVERB
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have to be brazen if you want to get what you want in life.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lianpi (Social Face and Shamelessness)
In Chinese social pragmatics, having 'thick skin' (脸皮厚) contrasts with strict face-saving etiquette, often viewed pragmatically as a necessary trait to seize competitive resources.
INTENT TAGS:
#advising
#justifying
#proverb
#bantering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
脸皮厚
SPOKEN CHUNK
thick-skinned; brazen; shameless
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe someone who lacks shame or is boldly unbothered by social awkwardness.
吃不够
SPOKEN CHUNK
cannot get enough to eat; continually gaining benefits
A colloquial complementary structure meaning one never gets tired of eating or always gets more than their share.
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