但你也没追求过人家呀
“But you never pursued her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那花姨是骂过你呢
“Aunt Hua did scold you before.”
但你也没 追求过 人家 呀
“But you never pursued her.”
“I said learn from her. Why bring me up?”
“You have no right to talk when you never even had the courage to ask her out.”
In Chinese social conversations, whether someone actively pursued a partner often dictates their moral entitlement to discuss the relationship's outcome.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pursue romantically; to court
A standard spoken and written term for actively trying to date someone.
Softens the rhetorical contradiction, keeping the tone light and teasing rather than confrontational.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then why don't you find something to pursue?”
“Never asked you.”
“You never confessed to her?”
“You tried to hit on him and failed. Now she can't ask?”
“he hasn't dated much.”
“You didn’t get a girlfriend when you were abroad these years?”