你说你来都来了
“You came all this way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有病啊你
“Are you crazy?”
你说你 来都来了
“You came all this way.”
“You made all the effort to get here, so why are you turning around to leave now?”
One of modern China's most pervasive social idioms, often invoked to rationalize making the best of an inconvenient situation simply because the initial effort has already been made.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since you are already here; having come this far anyway
A quintessential Chinese persuasion pattern used to convince someone to participate or stay, invoking the sunk cost of having arrived.
look at you; why on earth would you
Used as an informal opening to express exasperation, affectionate scolding, or reproach toward a close person.
Indicates completion or a newly realized state within the sunk-cost structure '来都来了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you here?”
“Why did you come? If I don't come now,”
“Since you are here, it means you still have me in your heart.”
“You're here. Why were you yelling?”
“Why are you here?”
“We're already here.”