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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4 (13:41) HSK 5
nǐ sāo méi dā yǎn de gěi shuí kàn nǎ

你臊眉耷眼的给谁看哪

“Why are you giving me a long face?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 13:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fàng nà ér ba

放那儿吧

“Got it.”

nǐ sāo méi dā yǎn de gěi shuí kàn nǎ CURRENT FOCUS

你 臊眉耷眼 的给谁看哪

“Why are you giving me a long face?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì bú shì yě xiǎng shuō yīn wèi zhào méi diū le gǔ sī tè de xiàng mù wǒ rèn

是不是也想说 因为赵玫丢了古斯特的项目 我认

“Do you also want to comment on how Zhao Mei made me lose the GST project? I admit it. She's my wife.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REBUKING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop moping around like a victim; your depressed attitude is irritating.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Controlling Emotional Display in Social Settings

Openly wearing a sulky or guilty face (臊眉耷眼) in shared spaces can be perceived as passive-aggressive or burdening others with negative energy.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #venting #criticism #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
臊眉耷眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

crestfallen; looking downcast and dejected

A vivid northern/Beijing colloquial idiom describing someone with drooping brows and eyes, looking sheepish or morose.

给谁看 SPOKEN CHUNK

who are you putting this on for

A rhetorical challenge indicating that the other person's emotional display is unwanted, manipulative, or useless.

Modal Particle「哪」 (na) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a rhetorical question to heighten emotional intensity and sharp criticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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