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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E8 (24:33) HSK 7
qiáo nǐ nà zī zhū bì jiào de jìn er

瞧你那锱铢必较的劲儿

“Look at you, counting every penny.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 24:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā dào hǎo yī duì pò hù xī jiù gěi wǒ dǎ fā le

“And she fobs me off with cheap knee pads.”

qiáo nǐ nà zī zhū bì jiào de jìn er CURRENT FOCUS

瞧你那 锱铢必较 的劲儿

“Look at you, counting every penny.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr jiě jiě wèn nǐ gè shì ér

二姐姐 问你个事儿

“Well, let me ask you something.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: TEASING REPROACH
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being so petty and calculating over something so insignificant.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Generosity vs. Petty Calculation (Da Qi vs. Xiao Qi)

In Chinese interpersonal relations, being excessively calculating ('锱铢必较') over gifts or favors violates the cultural ideal of generosity and broad-mindedness among kin.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #criticism #dismissal #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
瞧你那 SPOKEN CHUNK

just look at you / look at that... of yours

A colloquial opening used to call out someone's attitude or behavior in an informal, often teasing manner.

锱铢必较 SPOKEN CHUNK

haggling over every penny / petty and calculating

An idiom derived from ancient weight measurements describing someone who fusses over trivial amounts or petty details.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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