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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E12 (37:41) HSK 7
hào zi káng qiāng wō lǐ héng

耗子扛枪窝里横

“you're the tough guy who only acts out at home.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 37:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN píng cháng dōu shì

平常都是

“Usually,”

hào zi káng qiāng wō lǐ héng CURRENT FOCUS

耗子扛枪窝里横

“you're the tough guy who only acts out at home.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn tiān zěn me zhè me bú zhèng cháng

“Why are you so unusual today?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING CRITICISM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You only dare act big and tough when you are around us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Woliheng (Tough at Home, Timid Abroad)

Chinese culture strongly disapproves of people who are subservient toward outsiders or superiors but vent their aggression toward family members or intimate peers.

INTENT TAGS: #mocking #banter #criticism #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
耗子扛枪窝里横 SPOKEN CHUNK

a mouse carrying a gun acting tough in its hole; acting fierce only at home

A popular Northern Chinese colloquial saying used to criticize someone who is meek outside but bullies their family or friends.

窝里横 SPOKEN CHUNK

acting tough only at home

A common colloquial idiom used to describe someone who takes out their temper only on close acquaintances or family.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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