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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E16 (28:08) HSK 7
shuō huà zhè me méi fēn cùn ne rén jiā xiǎo liǎng kǒu guān nǐ shén me shì a

说话这么没分寸呢 人家小两口关你什么事啊

“Watch your mouth. What do they have to do with you?”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 28:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhōu jǐn chū gōng chāi shùn biàn dù gè mì yuè gǎn jué zěn me yàng a

周瑾 出公差顺便度个蜜月 感觉怎么样啊

“Zhou Jin. You went on a business trip and had a honeymoon along the way— how was it?”

shuō huà zhè me méi fēn cùn ne rén jiā xiǎo liǎng kǒu guān nǐ shén me shì a CURRENT FOCUS

说话 这么 没分寸 呢 人家 小两口 关你什么事 啊

“Watch your mouth. What do they have to do with you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo hǎo gōng zuò

好好工作

“Just do your job.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING TACTLESSNESS
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep your nose out of their private lives and stop being inappropriate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fencun (Sense of Propriety/Boundaries)

Having '分寸' (fencun) is a vital interpersonal virtue in Chinese culture; lacking it means one fails to gauge appropriate conversational limits.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #boundary_setting #criticism #rebuke
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
没分寸 SPOKEN CHUNK

lacking a sense of propriety / crossing boundaries

Used to criticize behavior or remarks that overstep social boundaries or lack tact.

关你什么事 SPOKEN CHUNK

none of your business

A blunt, colloquial rhetorical question used to tell someone to stay out of matters that do not concern them.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical criticism slightly while adding a puzzled, accusing mood.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and exasperation to the rhetorical challenge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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