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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18 (15:50) HSK 7
tā jiù shì gè niú mǎ zài yāo guài de shì jiè zhōng

他就是个牛马 在妖怪的世界中

“He's just a worker bee. In the demon world,”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 15:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ā xū wèi shén me yào cí zhí a ā xū yòu bú shì zhuàn qián de nà ge rén

那阿戌为什么要辞职啊 阿戌又不是 赚钱的那个人

“Then why does Xu want to resign? Xu isn't the one making money.”

tā jiù shì gè niú mǎ zài yāo guài de shì jiè zhōng CURRENT FOCUS

他 就是个 牛马 在妖怪的世界中

“He's just a worker bee. In the demon world,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě yǒu bō xuē zhě yě yǒu láo kǔ dà zhòng ā xū de nà ge gōng pái

也有剥削者 也有劳苦大众 阿戌的那个工牌

“there are also exploiters and the laboring masses. Xu's ID badge”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFINING STATUS
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He's just an exploited corporate slave who couldn't take the abuse anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Niuma (Corporate Slaves)

A contemporary cultural buzzword among young Chinese workers expressing dark humor and helplessness regarding workplace burnout and capitalist exploitation.

INTENT TAGS: #metaphor #categorization #social_critique #cynicism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
牛马 SPOKEN CHUNK

workhorse; corporate slave

A widely used modern Chinese internet slang term describing exhausted, overworked employees who are treated like beasts of burden.

妖怪的世界 SPOKEN CHUNK

the world of monsters/spirits

Used in fantasy or metaphorical contexts to describe a supernatural realm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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