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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (05:00) HSK 1
nǐ zěn me huí shì ér máo shǒu máo jiǎo

你怎么回事儿毛手毛脚

“Why are you so clumsy?”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1
TIMECODE: 05:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā yòu lái le

他又来了

“He's here again.”

nǐ zěn me huí shì ér máo shǒu máo jiǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你怎么回事儿毛手毛脚

“Why are you so clumsy?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me lái le

什么来了

“What's here?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Calm down and stop making a mess of things!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Erhuayin and Colloquial Reprimands

Northern Mandarin frequently uses the retroflex suffix 'r' in expressions like '怎么回事儿' to soften or add colloquial flavor to everyday rebukes.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #impatience #reprimand #urging_calm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
怎么回事儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is going on / what is the matter

A very common colloquial question used to ask what happened or express mild exasperation.

毛手毛脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

clumsy / careless / flustered in handling things

An idiomatic description of someone who is butterfingered or acting hastily and carelessly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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