你这扯哪儿去了
“You're way off topic.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对啊 你弟不是 还跟着他们进去吗
“Yeah. Didn't your brother go in with them?”
你这 扯哪儿去了
“You're way off topic.”
我是说奇怪的是
“I'm saying what's strange is,”
“You're completely off topic, stop bringing up unrelated things.”
In close or informal Chinese interpersonal communication, using vivid verbs like '扯' directly points out conversational drift without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
going off on a wild tangent
A colloquial northern expression used to call out someone for drifting away from the core topic.
Marks an ongoing deviation from the topic, emphasizing exasperation at how far off course the conversation has gone.