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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E19 (40:38) HSK 4
yuán lái nǐ men liǎ shì zhǎo wǒ xīng shī wèn zuì lái le

原来你们俩 是找我兴师问罪来了

“So you two are here to interrogate me.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 40:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè huò pǐn zhēn de yǒu nà me guì a

这货品真的有那么贵啊

“are these goods really that expensive?”

yuán lái nǐ men liǎ shì zhǎo wǒ xīng shī wèn zuì lái le CURRENT FOCUS

原来 你们俩 是 找我 兴师问罪 来了

“So you two are here to interrogate me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ruò shì nǐ men bù xìn kě yǐ suí wǒ huí jù yún gé

若是你们不信 可以随我回聚云阁

“If you don't believe me, you can come with me to Juyun Pavilion.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CALLING OUT MOTIVE
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop beating around the bush; I know you're here to accuse me of ripping you off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hyperbolic Four-Character Idioms in Confrontation

Chinese speakers frequently use historical military idioms like 'sending troops to condemn a crime' in everyday disputes to mock the other party for overreacting or being overly aggressive.

INTENT TAGS: #calling_out #defensiveness #sarcasm #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
原来 SPOKEN CHUNK

it turns out that; so that's how it is

Used at the beginning of a sentence when the speaker suddenly realizes the truth behind a situation.

兴师问罪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to come confront someone and demand an explanation for a wrongdoing

An idiom literally meaning 'to send an army to condemn a crime', often used hyperbolically or sarcastically in daily life when someone comes to blame you.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Used in the '是...了' structure to confirm a newly realized state of affairs with certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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