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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E14 (03:56) HSK 2
èr wèi bié lái wú yàng a

二位别来无恙啊

“How have you been, ladies?”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 03:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī dǔ zi huài shuǐ

一肚子坏水

“and up to no good.”

èr wèi bié lái wú yàng a CURRENT FOCUS

二位 别来无恙 啊

“How have you been, ladies?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào yòu zài zhè lǐ yù dào le nǐ liǎ

没想到又在这里遇到了你俩

“Little did I expect to meet you two here again.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: IRONIC GREETING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: SMUGNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look who showed up—I certainly didn't expect you to cross my path again.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Malice (Xiao Li Cang Dao)

Using courtly, respectful idioms to greet adversaries allows speakers to maintain surface propriety while exerting psychological pressure.

INTENT TAGS: #irony #greeting #confronting #taunting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
别来无恙 SPOKEN CHUNK

I hope you have been well since we parted

An elegant classical greeting used after a prolonged separation, frequently used ironically in fiction.

二位 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

A polite, respectful second-person plural pronoun referring to two people.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the greeting or adds a lingering, teasing cadence to the inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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