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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E10 (13:40) HSK 5
nǐ shì shǎ ya zěn me néng zhè me shuō ne

你是傻呀 怎么能这么说呢

“Are you stupid? How can you say that?”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 13:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ jiù shuō fáng zi zū chū qù le xiàn zài zhè xiē zū jīn bǔ tiē jiā yòng

那我就说房子租出去了 现在这些租金补贴家用

“Then I'll say the house is rented out, and the rent is to subsidize the household.”

nǐ shì shǎ ya zěn me néng zhè me shuō ne CURRENT FOCUS

你是傻呀 怎么能这么说 呢

“Are you stupid? How can you say that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shí zài bù xíng jiù bǎ tā men dōu hōng chū qù

“If it really doesn't work, we'll kick them all out.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REBUKING A BAD IDEA
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't say something so foolish; that will only make things worse.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face in Domestic Excuses

Blunt domestic feedback is common in Chinese families to prevent a relative from committing a social faux pas that could damage family reputation or relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #scolding #disapproval #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
你是傻呀 SPOKEN CHUNK

Are you crazy? / Are you foolish?

A blunt, highly informal rhetorical reprimand used among close peers or family when someone says something impractical.

怎么能这么说呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

How could you say that?

A standard spoken idiom used to rebuke someone for uttering an inappropriate or tactless excuse.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical insult into an exasperated colloquial prompt.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an incredulous rhetorical question, emphasizing the absurdity of the suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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