玩笑开得有点太大了吧
“this joke has gone a bit too far.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县尊大人
“Magistrate,”
玩笑开 得有 点 太大了吧
“this joke has gone a bit too far.”
言正路引在此
“[Travel Permit] Yan Zheng's travel permit is here.”
“You have crossed the line, and I am not amused.”
Even when deeply offended or suspicious, figures in authority often frame an audacious lie or demand as an inappropriate 'joke' to warn the offender before taking punitive action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
making a joke (evaluated to a certain degree)
A common structure to comment on the nature or appropriateness of a joke or claim.
a bit too excessive, isn't it?
Used to soften a serious rebuke by framing an unacceptable action as going too far.
Indicates that a threshold has been reached or crossed.
Softens the rhetorical reprimand into a pseudo-consultative critique.
