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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16 (15:19) HSK 4
qì bù guò yòu shuō bù guò wǒ de yàng zi

气不过又说不过我的样子

“get all riled up and still lose the argument.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 15:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù xǐ huān kàn zhè xiē dào mào àn rán de jiā huo

“I love watching those self-righteous people”

qì bù guò yòu shuō bù guò wǒ de yàng zi CURRENT FOCUS

气不过 又说不过我的样子

“get all riled up and still lose the argument.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ qù nǎ gāng huí lái

你去哪 刚回来

“Where are you going? You just arrived.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING SCHADENFREUDE
Tone: SMUG
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #gloating #amusement #triumph #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
气不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to swallow one's anger; bursting with indignation

Used when someone is so angry or feels so wronged that they cannot calm down or let the matter go.

说不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to out-talk or win an argument against someone

Combines the verb '说' (speak) with the potential complement '不过' (cannot surpass). Very common in daily speech to admit defeat in a debate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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