不就是给人时间杀你吗？
“Weren't you inviting them here to kill you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Always make it quick if you want to look into something. Yet you took your time.”
不就是 给人时间杀你 吗 ？
“Weren't you inviting them here to kill you?”
“You came all the way from the Western Capital”
“Your delay was suicidal stupidity.”
In spoken confrontation, rhetorical negative questions starting with '不就是...吗' are commonly used to expose obvious folly and assert dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it just; is nothing more than
A rhetorical device used in speech to dismiss or critically reduce the opponent's logic.
to buy someone time; to give someone the opportunity
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe inadvertently allowing an opponent an advantage.
Forms a rhetorical question that carries a sharp, rebuking tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But killing you is just a matter of time.”
“Didn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?”
“I didn't kill her.”
“Their timing was very precise.”
“You are the one I plan to kill.”
“I wouldn't dare to kill you.”