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《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (37:10) HSK 2
ràng dà dǎo hào bú yào zài gǒu ná hào zi

让大岛浩不要再狗拿耗子

“Tell Oshima Hiroshi to stop meddling.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 37:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huì qù zhǎo dà zuǒ de má fán

会去找大佐的麻烦

“would go and trouble the Colonel.”

ràng dà dǎo hào bú yào zài gǒu ná hào zi CURRENT FOCUS

让 大岛浩 不要再 狗拿耗子

“Tell Oshima Hiroshi to stop meddling.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiào tā shǎo guǎn xián shì

“Tell him to mind his own business.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING MEDDLER
Tone: DISPARAGING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell him to back off and mind his own damn business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xiehouyu Metaphor (歇后语)

This phrase originates from the two-part pun 'a dog catching mice—meddling in others' business' (狗拿耗子多管闲事). Using the first half alone is a vivid, colloquial way to criticize unauthorized interference.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #warning #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
狗拿耗子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to meddle in other people's business

A colorful idiom derived from the allegorical saying 'a dog catching mice meddles in what doesn't concern it'; use it to criticize busybodies.

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2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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