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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (20:12) HSK 2
lǎo zi jiào nǐ méi tīng zhe a

老子叫你没听着啊

“You're ignoring me, huh?”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 20:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo shǎ zi

小傻子

“Little idiot.”

lǎo zi jiào nǐ méi tīng zhe a CURRENT FOCUS

老子 叫你 没听着 啊

“You're ignoring me, huh?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guǎn zǎ shuō wǒ yě shì nǐ hòu diē ba nǐ jiào gè rén dōu bú huì nǐ ya

不管咋说 我也是你后爹吧 你叫个人都不会 你呀

“I am your stepdad, after all. Can't even call me Dad? You're just like your stupid mom. A retard.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING AND DEMANDING ATTENTION
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't you dare ignore me! Show some respect and answer when I call you!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-reference as 'laozi' and intergenerational family authority

In Chinese, using 'laozi' (literally 'your father') as a self-reference stems from a father addressing his children. When directed at others, it carries an overbearing, condescending, or provocative tone. In tense blended families (e.g., between a stepfather and stepchildren), an elder often uses this term to aggressively assert patriarchal authority.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #asserting authority #venting frustration #scolding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
老子 SPOKEN CHUNK

a colloquial male self-reference (often crude, arrogant, or asserting seniority like 'your father')

Highly colloquial and emotionally charged, commonly used when enraged, throwing one's weight around, or playfully among close male friends; CSL learners should exercise caution when using it.

没听着 SPOKEN CHUNK

did not hear

In Northern dialects and spoken Chinese, 'zhao' is frequently used as a resultative complement indicating the attainment of an action's objective, equivalent to 'jian' or 'dao'.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a rhetorical question to intensify an interrogative, reproaching, and disgruntled tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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