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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (27:16) HSK 7
zhè bú shì chéng xīn ràng dà huǒ xiào huà ma

这不是成心让大伙笑话吗

“Aren't you just asking to be a laughingstock?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 27:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ pǎo chū lái xué rén zuò shēng yì

“you're out here trying to do business.”

zhè bú shì chéng xīn ràng dà huǒ xiào huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 成心 让大伙 笑话 吗

“Aren't you just asking to be a laughingstock?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù yīn wèi wǒ shì gū niáng jiā

就因为我是姑娘家

“Just because I'm a girl,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENSIVE PROTEST
Tone: RESENTFUL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are making a fool out of me in front of everyone and treating me like a joke.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Losing Face to the Public (大伙笑话)

Maintaining public dignity before the community ('dahuor') is paramount; being treated inappropriately in public invites collective ridicule and damages personal standing.

INTENT TAGS: #protest #saving_face #indignation #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
成心 SPOKEN CHUNK

on purpose / deliberately

Used colloquially to express resentment toward someone whose actions seem intended to cause annoyance or embarrassment.

让大伙笑话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to become a laughingstock among everyone

A common idiom expressing deep anxiety over losing face before neighbors or the broader community.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that intensifies the speaker's grievance and seeks confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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