你这么一问还把我问毛了
“The way you asked that kind of threw me off.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这么 一问还把我问毛了
“The way you asked that kind of threw me off.”
“Is the robbery case that hard to solve?”
“Stop pressing me about this case, you are stressing me out.”
In Northern Chinese vernacular, '毛' (máo) conveys that one's feathers or fur are ruffled, vivid imagery for being spooked, frustrated, or driven to impatience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
asking like this; with that question
A narrative phrase indicating the trigger of an emotional reaction or unexpected realization.
got irritated/unsettled by questioning
A highly colloquial Northern Chinese expression meaning to become flustered, impatient, or irritated under interrogation.
Indicates a newly emerged emotional state of irritation caused by the questioning.
