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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (27:08) HSK 1
nǐ shuō nǐ yí gè gū niáng jiā

你说你一个姑娘家

“You're a girl.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 27:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng bǎ wǒ zěn me yàng

你能把我怎么样

“What can you do to me?”

nǐ shuō nǐ yí gè gū niáng jiā CURRENT FOCUS

你说你 一个 姑娘家

“You're a girl.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù duǒ zài guī fáng lǐ biān xiù huā

“Instead of staying in your room doing embroidery,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SCOLDING AND BELITTLING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are just an unmarried girl who shouldn't be meddling in dangerous affairs.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Gender Norms (闺范)

In traditional Chinese society, unmarried women were expected to remain secluded at home; invoking '姑娘家' reinforces this patriarchal boundary.

INTENT TAGS: #belittling #reproaching #condescension #gender_policing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你说你 SPOKEN CHUNK

look at you / how could you

A spoken rhetorical opening used to express exasperation, judgment, or bewilderment at someone's actions.

姑娘家 SPOKEN CHUNK

an unmarried young woman / a girl

Often used in traditional or colloquial contexts when invoking conventional social expectations for young women.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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