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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E26 (17:21) HSK 1
shuí jiào nǐ shuō zhè xiē huì qì huà

谁叫你说这些晦气话

“Who told you to say such unlucky things?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 17:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo le hǎo le nǐ yào qì sǐ wǒ

好了 好了 你要气死我

“-Alright, alright. -You're going to be the death of me.”

shuí jiào nǐ shuō zhè xiē huì qì huà CURRENT FOCUS

谁叫你 说这些 晦气 话

“Who told you to say such unlucky things?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me sǐ bù sǐ de

什么死不死的

“All this talk about dying...”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop talking about dying—it terrifies me and brings bad luck!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboo Words and Jinxing (Jihui)

Chinese cultural etiquette strictly avoids ominous talk (such as death or illness), believing that uttering bad luck can speak it into existence.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #taboo #deflection #protective_reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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谁叫你 SPOKEN CHUNK

who told you to / who asked you to

A colloquial rhetorical pattern used to place blame or scold someone for an action.

晦气话 SPOKEN CHUNK

inauspicious words / bad-luck talk

Refers to speech mentioning death, failure, or misfortune that is culturally believed to bring bad luck.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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