《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E12 (09:30)
HSK 7
nán dào shì xiā le ma
难道是瞎了吗
“Were they blind at that time?”
《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 09:30
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
qǔ wǒ de shí hòu zěn me bù xián
“Why didn't they mind it when I married the farmer?”
nán dào shì xiā le ma
CURRENT FOCUS
难道是 瞎了吗
“Were they blind at that time?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bù guò shì qióng dé qǔ bú dào xí fù
“They were too poor to get their son a wife,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
CHALLENGING
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You knew exactly what I was like when you married me, so stop acting like a victim now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Accusation via 'Nandao'
Chinese speakers often rely on '难道' combined with extreme hypothetical phrasing to force an opponent into recognizing an absurd contradiction.
INTENT TAGS:
#counterattack
#pointing_out_hypocrisy
#rhetorical_question
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
难道
SPOKEN CHUNK
could it be that; do you mean to say
Used to introduce a rhetorical question with strong skepticism or indignation.
瞎了吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
are you/they blind?
A blunt, aggressive rhetorical insult used when someone overlooks something completely obvious.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks a rhetorical question to provoke the listener rather than seeking genuine information.
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2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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