《Light to the Night》 S1·E15 (24:32)
HSK 1
nǐ suàn lǎo jǐ ？
你算老几？
“Who are you to judge me?”
《Light to the Night》
S1·E15
TIMECODE: 24:32
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
nǐ suàn lǎo jǐ ？
CURRENT FOCUS
你 算老几 ？
“Who are you to judge me?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè ge jiā lǎo zi shuō le suàn zhǐ yào lǎo zi hái zài shì yī tiān
这个家 老子说了算 只要老子还在世一天
“This is my home. I have the final say. As long as I still live,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone:
DEFIANT
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Who do you think you are to lecture me? You're nobody.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Entitlement
The idiom references birth order ranking (老几), metaphorically used in Chinese arguments to dismiss someone who presumes unearned authority or status.
INTENT TAGS:
#dismissal
#defiance
#contempt
#challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
算老几
SPOKEN CHUNK
who do you think you are / of what rank are you
A highly abrasive rhetorical question used to dismiss someone who is acting beyond their authority or status.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《Light to the Night》 S1·E15 (24:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus