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《The Lead》 S1·E41 (10:41) HSK 6
jiù suàn shì yù huáng dà dì de mèi zi lái le nǐ dōu kàn bù shàng

就算是玉皇大帝的妹子来了 你都看不上

“even if the Jade Emperor's sister came, you wouldn't be interested.”

《The Lead》 S1·E41
TIMECODE: 10:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié shuō shì mèi zi le

别说是妹子了

“Don't even mention girls,”

jiù suàn shì yù huáng dà dì de mèi zi lái le nǐ dōu kàn bù shàng CURRENT FOCUS

就算是 玉皇大帝的妹子来了 你都 看不上

“even if the Jade Emperor's sister came, you wouldn't be interested.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎ shě de chū lái le

咋舍得出来了

“Why are you here with us?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING
Tone: TEASING AND EXAGGERATED
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Quit acting so picky; nobody on earth would ever be good enough for you!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mythological Hyperbole in Daily Slang

Invoking the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang Da Di) is a popular rhetorical device in everyday Chinese to depict an impossibly elite status.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #hyperbole #banter #mocking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就算 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / granted that

Used to introduce an extreme hypothetical condition to emphasize a point.

看不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon / to consider unworthy

A very common colloquial verbal complement indicating that someone does not fancy or approve of someone or something.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the hypothetical arrival as an envisioned completed condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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