《The Lead》 S1·E12 (20:40)
HSK 5
nǐ men jiù yóu zhe tā hú lái ya
你们就由着他胡来呀
“Are you allowing him to do that?”
《The Lead》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 20:40
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà hú sān yuán dé duō yuān nǎ
那胡三元得多冤哪
“would be suffering a terrible injustice!”
nǐ men jiù yóu zhe tā hú lái ya
CURRENT FOCUS
你们就 由着他胡来 呀
“Are you allowing him to do that?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nà néng zǎ bàn
那能咋办
“What else to do?”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
ACCUSING INCOMPETENCE
Tone:
REPROACHFUL
Emotion:
INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How can you just stand by and watch him cause havoc without stopping him?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bystander Complicity
In Chinese social ethics, deliberately letting someone act recklessly ('由着胡来') is considered a moral failure of the group, which is expected to maintain order and harmony.
INTENT TAGS:
#reproach
#indignation
#blame
#questioning
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
由着
SPOKEN CHUNK
to let someone have their way / to indulge
Used to describe unchecked indulgence or passively allowing someone to do whatever they please.
胡来
SPOKEN CHUNK
to act recklessly / to mess around
A strong colloquial critique of irresponsible, chaotic, or boundary-crossing behavior.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Amplifies the speaker's disbelief and critical tone in the rhetorical question.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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