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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (28:33) HSK 6
nín ya dǎo shì shuō bù chū kǒu

您呀倒是说不出口

“You say it can't be spoken of,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 28:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu hé shuō bù chū kǒu de dào lǐ

“Why can't it be spoken of?”

nín ya dǎo shì shuō bù chū kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

您呀 倒是 说不出口

“You say it can't be spoken of,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì nín yào de qín kuài ya

“but you sure ask for things often.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MOCKING CRITICISM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pretending to be polite—you're just being shameless.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hypocrisy and Face (虚伪与面子)

Claiming that something is 'too embarrassing to say' is often a face-saving facade; tearing down this facade exposes the other person's lack of genuine moral restraint.

INTENT TAGS: #mocking #exposure #sarcasm #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说不出口 SPOKEN CHUNK

too embarrassed or ashamed to say something out loud

Use this phrase to describe when something is awkward, shameful, or inappropriate to voice directly.

倒是 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually; contrary to expectations

Often used to mark a contrast or deliver an ironic remark about someone's behavior.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct vocative but here adds a teasing, biting edge to the sarcastic address.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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