小尖 你这是怎么说话呢
“Jianjian, why did you say that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
知道吗
“Understand?”
小尖 你这是怎么说话呢
“Jianjian, why did you say that?”
这话从见到我们那天起
“Since the day you met us again,”
“Mind your attitude and watch your tongue.”
In Chinese households, younger members are expected to maintain deferential speech towards elders, and abrupt bluntness is swiftly called out.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What kind of way is that to talk?
Use this rhetorical question to admonish someone for being rude, impudent, or overly blunt.
Softens the grammatical question into an emphatic, mildly chiding rhetorical reproach.