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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E1 (05:57) HSK 5
zuò péi běn mǎi mài ne nǐ kě zhēn guā zào

做赔本买卖呢 你可真聒噪

“your little bonfire yet. Aren't you the insensitive one!”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 05:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zhe nǐ zhī dào wǒ zài fěng cì nǐ a wǒ hái méi xiào nǐ

“So you did notice. And I haven't even touched on”

zuò péi běn mǎi mài ne nǐ kě zhēn guā zào CURRENT FOCUS

做 赔本买卖 呢 你 可真 聒噪

“your little bonfire yet. Aren't you the insensitive one!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kuī de zhè xiē yín zi wǒ zì huì píng zhàng de

“Every last coin, I'll earn it back!”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SHUTTING DOWN CRITICISM
Tone: SNAPPISH
Emotion: IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop rubbing salt in my wound and shut your mouth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving under Business Mockery

Admitting financial failure is deeply humiliating; when teased, Chinese speakers frequently counterattack the critic's manners to restore dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #silencing #counterattacking #irritation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
赔本买卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

losing business venture; unprofitable trade

Commonly used in daily and business conversation to describe any enterprise that loses money.

聒噪 SPOKEN CHUNK

clamorous; noisy; blathering

A slightly literary or theatrical insult used to tell someone that their chatter is obnoxious and grating.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks continuation and links the repeated criticism back to the interlocutor's taunt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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