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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E20 (41:45) HSK 7
nǐ nà nǚ xù ya xīn yǎn ér jiù zhè me dà diǎn

你那女婿呀 心眼儿 就这么大点

“Your son-in-law is incredibly petty.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 41:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū a

叔啊

“Sir.”

nǐ nà nǚ xù ya xīn yǎn ér jiù zhè me dà diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

你那女婿呀 心眼 儿 就这么大点

“Your son-in-law is incredibly petty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì zuǐ ba nǐ bié bào zhe wǒ bà zài nà ér qū qū

“Shut up. Stop holding my dad and badmouthing others.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MOCKING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your son-in-law is super petty and narrow-minded.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xin Yanr (Heart Capacity / Pettiness)

In Chinese culture, having 'small xin yanr' means being excessively sensitive, grudge-holding, or narrow-minded, often brought up in domestic banter.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #criticism #teasing #pettiness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
心眼儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

tolerance; broad-mindedness; petty thoughts

In Northern Mandarin, referring to the size of someone's '心眼儿' comments on whether they are generous or petty.

就这么大点 SPOKEN CHUNK

only this tiny; extremely small

Often accompanied by a hand gesture to vividly minimize physical size or figurative tolerance.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the opening topic phrase and gives the statement a gossipy, conversational cadence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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