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《The Lead》 S1·E27 (40:57) HSK 6
hái chī ma jiù quē nà kǒu ròu dé shì

还吃嘛 就缺那口肉得是

“Still eating? Desperate for meat, huh?”

《The Lead》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 40:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǎ bǎ zhè fàng jìn lái de hǎo de fēng dǎo

“Why did they let him in? Okay, Director Feng.”

hái chī ma jiù quē nà kǒu ròu dé shì CURRENT FOCUS

还 吃嘛 就缺 那口肉 得是

“Still eating? Desperate for meat, huh?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bú shì wǒ nán péng yǒu nǐ gēn wǒ shuō zhè dōng xī gàn shá

“He's not my boyfriend. Why are you telling me this?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MOCKING SCOLDING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Get your priorities straight and stop obsessing over food right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shaanxi Dialect Invective

Expressions ending in dialect markers like '得是' (is it so?) convey sharp local flavor, often used to tease or scold someone bluntly among familiars.

INTENT TAGS: #ridicule #scolding #reprimand #sarcasm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
缺那口肉 SPOKEN CHUNK

desperately craving that bite of meat

A colloquial, slightly derisive expression criticizing someone for acting starved or petty over food.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an incredulous, slightly impatient rhetorical edge to the question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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