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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (42:29) HSK 5
nǐ ya zuǐ tài qiàn

你呀嘴太欠

“Your mouth is too sharp for that.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 42:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié le

别了

“No.”

nǐ ya zuǐ tài qiàn CURRENT FOCUS

你呀 嘴太欠

“Your mouth is too sharp for that.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING REPROACH
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really brought this on yourself by not keeping your mouth shut.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Tact and Huocongkouchu (Disaster from the Mouth)

In Chinese social interactions, speaking rashly or teasing inappropriately is warned against because unrestrained speech can easily damage harmony or bring trouble onto oneself.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #teasing #warning #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
嘴太欠 SPOKEN CHUNK

too loose-lipped; asking for trouble with one's words

A highly colloquial Northern expression used among close acquaintances to chide someone who just made an unnecessarily provocative or tactless comment.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct accusation, making the criticism sound intimate and mildly teasing rather than hostile.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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