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《Road to Success》 S1·E5 (39:35) HSK 4
jiù nǐ huà duō shǎo shuō liǎng jù néng sǐ néng

就你话多 少说两句能死 能

“You talk too much. Would it kill you to say less? Yes!”

《Road to Success》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 39:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán dùn qīng xùn nà zhǒng jí bié de jiào liàn zěn me kě néng kàn dé shàng wǒ men

“A coach from Nanton's youth academy— why would someone like him ever think we're worth coaching?”

jiù nǐ huà duō shǎo shuō liǎng jù néng sǐ néng CURRENT FOCUS

就你话多 少说两句能死 能

“You talk too much. Would it kill you to say less? Yes!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo fù lǎo fù

老付 老付

“-Fu. -Fu.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SHUTTING DOWN NEGATIVITY
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Shut your mouth, your pessimistic talk isn't helping anyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rough-and-Tumble Peer Banter (Dui Ren / 怼人)

Among young male peers or teammates, blunt expressions invoking death like '少说两句能死' are common ways of rebuking someone without causing genuine offense.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuke #silencing #banter #sarcasm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就你话多 SPOKEN CHUNK

you talk too much; nobody asked for your commentary

A colloquial phrase used between close acquaintances to silence someone who is babbling or being unnecessarily negative.

少说两句 SPOKEN CHUNK

say less; keep your mouth shut

A direct demand for someone to stop talking or de-escalate tension.

能死 SPOKEN CHUNK

would it kill you (lit. can die)

Short for '会死吗' / '能死吗', an aggressive or teasing rhetorical expression expressing exasperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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