你这话什么意思啊
“what do you mean by that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可若家里头也如此 那可就真败了 绛月
“But if even our own family turns on itself, then we are truly finished. Jiangyue,”
你这话什么意思 啊
“what do you mean by that?”
娘
“Mother,”
“Why are you saying such ominous things? Explain yourself.”
In Chinese culture, openly predicting the decline or ruin of a family is considered inauspicious and alarming, prompting immediate defensiveness or demands for clarification.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what does this mean / what do you mean by that
A very common conversational formula used to demand immediate clarification when someone says something unexpected, offensive, or cryptic.
Softens the interrogative slightly while emphasizing the speaker's urgency and emotional reaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what exactly do you mean by that?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“What do you mean by that, My Lady?”
“what do you mean by that?”
“where is that coming from?”
“What does it mean?”
“what do you mean by that?”
“Are you telling me to give up?”