What is a 腹内草莽的人? Why must I never give them 一分颜色?
I received this comment on my new diary entry.干的漂亮，对这种腹内草莽的人，万不要给一分颜色
What is a 腹内草莽的人? Why must I never give them 一分颜色?Give them colour? I really don't understand this. I think it must be very casual language. Please can you explain. Thank you.
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oh, it's not casual but ancient chinese words.
I know, you know chinese well from your question, "腹部草莽" means a person without much knowledge, but always pretending Knowledgable. so when you meet the man like this, you don't need to "给他颜色“，颜色 here means you show your kindness for the guy.
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Give them colour? I 给他点颜色。Show some power to him。（to give him a lesson）
这句更常用。
“给他一分颜色”反而比较少见。所以大家都不太知道这句话。
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“给他一分颜色”来自俗语：给你一分颜色，你可以开染坊了?
意思是我的谦让妥协竟然被你当成了软弱可欺，得寸进尺蹬鼻子上脸。这句话表达了强烈的愤慨和警告，并暗示了反击的能力和意图。
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腹内草莽： 腹内 这里指内心，涵养
草莽：1.丛生的杂草 2.偏僻的乡间；落后愚昧之地 3.比喻平庸，轻贱。常用作谦辞。so here it means that this person is not well-educated and quite rude.
颜色: here means 脸色
颜 有容颜，面貌的意思
你整句的意思应该是： 他这么粗鲁的一个人，我为什么不能给他点厉害瞧瞧？ （应该是个反问rhetorical question句的意思）
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i agree with anita. I think it's a little tricky here， according to the scenario，this should be a rhetorical question， means： 对于这样一个草莽之人，我为什么不能给他点厉害瞧瞧呢？
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