韩梅梅 你想吓死我呀你
“Han Meimei, are you trying to give me a heart attack?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
韩梅梅 你想 吓死我 呀你
“Han Meimei, are you trying to give me a heart attack?”
“You frightened the life out of me!”
In close Chinese relationships, hyperbole such as 'scaring me to death' serves to bond people through shared drama rather than express real anger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trying to scare me to death
A very common colloquial hyperbole used immediately after someone startles you.
Softens the rhetorical question and gives the reprimand an intimate, exasperated tone.