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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (37:02) HSK 2
bú shì jǐ gè yì si a

不是 几个意思啊

“[Guo Jiu's Butcher Shop] Hey, what do you mean by that?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 37:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù xiàng zhè ér gēn sǐ zhū ròu yī yàng

不像这儿跟死猪肉一样

“Unlike the pork here. It doesn't smell fresh.”

bú shì jǐ gè yì si a CURRENT FOCUS

不是 几个意思 啊

“[Guo Jiu's Butcher Shop] Hey, what do you mean by that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men jiā lǔ shuǐ jīn zhī zuò de ya

“[Guo Jiu's Butcher Shop] Is their brine made of liquid gold?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What the hell is your problem?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confrontational Questioning

Asking '几个意思' is a quintessential colloquial way to flag an offense and force an opponent to clarify or back down in an argument.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #confrontation #demanding_explanation #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
几个意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

What do you mean by that? / What's your point?

A highly common colloquial phrase used to aggressively question someone's intentions when offended.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Intensifies the interrogative tone into a sharper, impatient challenge.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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