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《The Lead》 S1·E17 (22:13) HSK 7
nǐ shuō shá nǐ shuō huà gēn wén zi yī yàng wǒ tīng bú jiàn

你说啥 你说话跟蚊子一样 我听不见

“What did you say? You're whispering like a fly.”

《The Lead》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 22:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ān jìng ān jìng ān jìng

安静 安静 安静

“Quiet down!”

nǐ shuō shá nǐ shuō huà gēn wén zi yī yàng wǒ tīng bú jiàn CURRENT FOCUS

你说 啥 你说 话 跟蚊子一样 我听不见

“What did you say? You're whispering like a fly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ chū lái yī xià wǒ zhǎo nǐ shāng liáng diǎn shì

你出来一下 我找你商量点事

“Come out. I need to talk to you.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Speak up louder, I cannot hear a word you are mumbling!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mosquito Metaphor for Inaudible Speech

Describing someone's voice as 'like a mosquito' is a common colloquial critique in Northern Chinese speech indicating irritation at faint, indecisive muttering.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #demanding_clarity #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跟蚊子一样 SPOKEN CHUNK

as quiet as a mosquito (mumbling / whispering)

A common colloquial idiom used to tease or scold someone for speaking too faintly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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