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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E10 (03:39) HSK 3
nà jiù shì wǒ zuǐ yǒu wèn tí ba

那就是我嘴有问题吧

“Then maybe there is something wrong with my taste.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 03:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì hē zhe dōu bù xīng jiù nǐ shuō xīng nǐ zuǐ yǒu wèn tí ba

“Right. It doesn't taste fishy at all. Only you think so. Is there something wrong with your taste?”

nà jiù shì wǒ zuǐ yǒu wèn tí ba CURRENT FOCUS

那就是我嘴有问题吧

“Then maybe there is something wrong with my taste.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhào héng zhī

赵恒之

“Zhao Hengzhi.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: RELUCTANT CONCESSION
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Fine, whatever, blame it on my taste buds if that makes you happy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecating Deflection

Chinese speakers often adopt mock self-blame to terminate minor interpersonal disputes without escalating into a direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #concession #deflection #shutting_down_argument
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

in that case it must be; then it means

Useful for drawing a direct, often passive-aggressive or resigned conclusion from an interlocutor's premise.

有问题 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a problem; to be at fault/defective

Frequently used colloquially to suggest something or someone is not functioning normally.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while adding an ironic or resigned undertone of reluctant acceptance.

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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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