《Road to Success》 S1·E8 (36:57)
HSK 2
yóu yán bù jìn
油盐不进
“Stubborn as a mule.”
《Road to Success》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:57
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zuì hòu hái shì huí dào le jī jiàng fǎ
“you're back to reverse psychology.”
yóu yán bù jìn
CURRENT FOCUS
油盐不进
“Stubborn as a mule.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yǒu bàn fǎ le
有办法了
“I got an idea.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
EVALUATING CHARACTER
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Resistance to Persuasion (软硬不吃)
Traditional Chinese interpersonal strategies rely on alternating warmth and pressure; a person described as 'oil and salt cannot penetrate' renders both social rituals and pressure ineffective.
INTENT TAGS:
#assessment
#frustration
#complaint
#characterization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
油盐不进
SPOKEN CHUNK
impervious to reason, utterly stubborn, hard to influence
An idiomatic spoken expression used to express frustration when someone refuses all advice, threats, or pleas.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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