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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (35:59) HSK 4
zài shuō le a nǐ zhè liǎng gè yǎn jīng shì yòng lái chū qì de ma

再说了啊 你这两个眼睛 是用来出气的吗

“Besides, are your eyes just for decoration?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 35:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè ge yuè hǎi xiāo shòu wáng dōu méi yǒu shuō guò shén me

“As the sales king of Yuehai, did I complain anything?”

zài shuō le a nǐ zhè liǎng gè yǎn jīng shì yòng lái chū qì de ma CURRENT FOCUS

再说了 啊 你这两个眼睛 是 用来出气的吗

“Besides, are your eyes just for decoration?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men de dìng dān shì yī nián bǐ yī nián de duō dōu shì chéng bèi dì wǎng shàng zhǎng

咱们的订单 是一年比一年的多 都是成倍地往上涨

“Our orders keep increasing. They're doubling every year.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REBUKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you completely blind to what is happening right in front of you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sensory Organ Sarcasm in Spoken Mandarin

Saying someone's eyes 'only serve to breathe' (出气) is a common folk idiom used to mock severe lack of observation or common sense.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuke #sarcasm #criticism #belittling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides; furthermore

Used in spoken discourse to add a forceful supporting point, often when arguing or venting.

用来出气的 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely used for breathing (useless)

A vivid colloquial insult used to mock someone's eyes, ears, or nose when they fail to observe something obvious.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a blunt, confrontational edge to draw immediate attention to the remark.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question intended as a reprimand rather than an actual inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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