是不是 导演 又打一宿麻将 是吧
“Right, Director? You played mahjong all night again, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You guys are getting so demanding.”
是不是 导演 又 打一宿 麻将 是吧
“Right, Director? You played mahjong all night again, right?”
“What mahjong? I was playing the drums.”
“I know exactly why you're grumpy—you were up all night goofing off.”
Playing mahjong overnight is a very common stereotype for leisure, often used lightheartedly to explain someone looking exhausted or distracted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play mahjong all night long
Useful Northern spoken phrase where '一宿' (yì xiǔ) colloquially means an entire night.
isn't it? / right?
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to seek confirmation or invite agreement.
Softens the rhetorical tag question '是吧', seeking consensus rather than making a rigid accusation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Where's the director? - She's briefing the actor.”
“What are you doing after? Director, your cup. Playing mahjong. What else?”
“But who is Director Ma?”
“What mahjong? I was playing the drums.”
“isn't it just about a director?”
“I haven't won all day. What's the point?”