你这又在闹什么脾气呢
“Why are you throwing a tantrum again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈
“Mom.”
你这又在 闹什么 脾气 呢
“Why are you throwing a tantrum again?”
昨天不都说好了吗
“Didn't we agree on this yesterday?”
“Stop being unreasonable and tell me why you are suddenly upset after we already agreed.”
Chinese parents often frame emotional outbursts as petulance or sulking (nao piqi), signaling that agreements made collectively should override individual fleeting moods.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to throw a tantrum; to act petulant or sulky
Commonly used by parents toward children or between romantic partners when one side shows unreasonable emotional sulking.
once again doing (something)
Used to express mild frustration or weariness at a repeated undesirable behavior.
Softens the interrogative tone while emphasizing curiosity or slight exasperation in a rhetorical question.