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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E13 (32:44) HSK 5
dàn nǐ bù néng duì dà sǎo shuǎi liǎn zi ya shuí yào chī yú a

但你不能对大嫂甩脸子呀 谁要吃鱼啊

“but you shouldn't give Sister-in-law such an attitude! Who wants to eat fish?”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 32:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zěn me shuō huà de nǐ yú kě yǐ bù chī

“Watch your mouth. She can skip the fish,”

dàn nǐ bù néng duì dà sǎo shuǎi liǎn zi ya shuí yào chī yú a CURRENT FOCUS

但你 不能 对大嫂 甩脸子 呀 谁要 吃鱼 啊

“but you shouldn't give Sister-in-law such an attitude! Who wants to eat fish?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǎ tiáo gǒu yào chī yú a nǐ xiǎo zi zěn me huí lái le wǒ huí lái le

哪条狗要吃鱼啊 你小子怎么回来了 我回来了

“Which dog wants to eat fish? Why are you back? I'm back.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPROACHING AND MODERATING
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Mind your attitude towards sister-in-law; do not take out your frustration on her over something so petty.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Hierarchy and Filial Respect

In traditional Chinese families, the eldest sister-in-law holds significant matriarchal respect, making public disrespect towards her a serious breach of domestic propriety.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #deescalation #boundary_setting #admonishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
甩脸子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pull a long face; to show displeasure or attitude

A highly colloquial northern idiom used when someone displays bad attitude or sullen hostility openly.

不能对 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot do something towards someone; should not act this way towards

Commonly used to set interpersonal boundaries or call out bad manners toward someone.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the blunt reproach slightly while retaining persuasive urgency.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds rhetorical, exasperated force to the question.

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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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