你这是干什么嘛
“What are you doing?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Are you really not coming back to see him off?”
你这是干什么 嘛
“What are you doing?”
怎么这么任性呢
“Why are you so stubborn ?”
“Why are you making a scene and being so unreasonable right now?”
Emotional defiance or refusing to participate in social rituals like seeing off loved ones is viewed as 'renxing' (immature self-centeredness), which elders usually criticize.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what on earth are you doing / why are you acting like this
A classic rhetorical challenge used when someone does something dramatic, childish, or socially inappropriate.
Softens the reproach into a plaintive, whining, or exasperated appeal, pleading for the other person to be reasonable.