《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (06:18)
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lóng de ér zi jiù shì dà wáng bā
龙的儿子就是大王八
“The Dragon's son is a big turtle.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 06:18
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
lóng de ér zi jiù shì dà wáng bā
CURRENT FOCUS
龙的 儿子 就是 大王八
“The Dragon's son is a big turtle.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
duì niú tán qín
对牛弹琴
“Pearls before swine.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
ARGUING
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop glorifying them—they're nothing but clowns and bastards.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboo of Turtles (王八)
In Chinese culture, turtles and softshell turtles carry severe derogatory connotations associated with cuckoldry and lack of virtue.
INTENT TAGS:
#insulting
#dismissal
#mockery
#bickering
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
大王八
SPOKEN CHUNK
big softshell turtle; cuckold/bastard (vulgar insult)
A colloquial insult implying illegitimacy, foolishness, or cowardice.
就是
SPOKEN CHUNK
simply is; precisely is
Used emphatically to insist that one's definition or viewpoint is absolute truth.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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