妈 妈什么妈
“Mom. Don't call me that in the office.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行了行了去忙吧
“Alright now. You may resume your work.”
妈 妈什么妈
“Mom. Don't call me that in the office.”
我想跟你申请个事儿
“I want to request something from you.”
“Don't try to sweet-talk me—what do you want this time?”
Repeating an interlocutor's term around '什么' is a standard colloquial pattern used by authority figures or frustrated intimates to shoot down flattery or excuses immediately.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what (used rhetorically to dismiss or challenge a word)
Repeating a word with '什么' (e.g., 'X, X什么X') expresses irritation or rejection of the stated term.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom, Mom, Mom, please don't say that.”
“Your mom said”
“(I want Mom.)”
“Let me see!”
“Dad, Mom.”
“Isn't your mom amazing?”