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管子

Guǎn zǐ / guǎn zi
HSK 7

English Meaning

(Guǎn zǐ) Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school | (guǎn zi) tube; pipe; drinking straw

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不定哪天哪句话 就捅你肺管子上了
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't take it personally if I say something tactless later; that's just who I am.”

1. PREVIOUS

好啥呀 纯牌东北大傻丫头 说话直

“Huh? I'm just a dumb and blunt girl.”

“Maybe I'll say something that hurts you.”

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到时候你可别介意啊 我准是有口无心的

“Hope you won't mind. It's never personal.”

《我的山与海》 · social_and_dating
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非得让一个插满管子的老人
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“It is completely heartless and ridiculous to drag a dying old person into court.”

1. PREVIOUS

有谁有那么闲哪

“Who would go out of their way”

“to force a man hooked up to tubes”

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过来开庭

“to come to court?”

《开庭》 · legal_and_police
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有谁有那么闲哪 非得让一个插满管子的老人
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Nobody in their right mind would demand this absurd procedure.”

1. PREVIOUS

我们在中间有多为难 自己的工作还忙不过来呢

“how difficult our position is. We're already drowning in our own work.”

“Who would go out of their way to force a man hooked up to tubes”

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过来开庭 上级领导不是不了解

“to come to court? It's not that the higher-ups don't understand”

《家事法庭》 · legal_and_police
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