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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E8 (15:49) HSK 2
nà wèi shén me hái yào dà fèi zhōu zhāng

那为什么还要大费周章

“why go through all the trouble”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 15:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù guò qǐ yán gōng zi nín jì rán shì zhèng jiā guì zú

不过启炎公子 您既然是郑家贵族

“Young Master Qiyan, since you are a noble of the Zheng family,”

nà wèi shén me hái yào dà fèi zhōu zhāng CURRENT FOCUS

那 为什么还要 大费周章

“why go through all the trouble”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēng míng gǎi xìng dì qù zuò nà ge jù yún gé a nín yīng gāi bù quē yín zi huā ba

更名改姓地去做那个聚云阁啊 您应该不缺银子花吧

“to change your name to run Juyun Pavilion? You shouldn't be short of money, right?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING MOTIVE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your actions make no sense unless you are hiding something deeper.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concealed Noble Identity

In historical narratives, aristocrats adopting pseudonyms to engage in commerce often signifies political intrigue or covert operations beyond ordinary money-making.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #questioning #suspicion #seeking_explanation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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大费周章 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go through great trouble; to spare no effort unnecessarily

Use this idiom when describing someone expending huge amounts of time, energy, or resources on an elaborate process.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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为什么要大费周折让你
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“why go through all this trouble”

又为何想要抽刀断水
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yòu wèi hé xiǎng yào chōu dāo duàn shuǐ

“why try to cut the water with a knife?”

那为什么还要求这么大的改动啊
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那为什么还要求这么大的改动啊
nà wèi shén me hái yāo qiú zhè me dà de gǎi dòng a

“Why is he demanding such big changes?”

你为何执着于此事
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你为何执着于此事
nǐ wèi hé zhí zhuó yú cǐ shì

“why you are so obsessed with this.”

为何要如此啊
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“Why are you doing this?”

你为何还要留着那些东西
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你为何还要留着那些东西
nǐ wèi hé hái yào liú zhe nà xiē dōng xī

“Why are you still keeping those things?”

为何还要以身犯险呢
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为何还要以身犯险呢
wèi hé hái yào yǐ shēn fàn xiǎn ne

“why risk yourself like that?”

为何他们要大费周章地去找
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为何他们要大费周章地去找
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“Why would they go to such lengths to find it,”

为何要如此大费周章
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为何要如此大费周章
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“(Righteous Spirit) Why go to such lengths?”

为何要这么大张旗鼓的
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为何要这么大张旗鼓的
wèi hé yào zhè me dà zhāng qí gǔ de

“Why do we have to make such a big fuss?”

那为何多此一举
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那为何多此一举
nà wèi hé duō cǐ yī jǔ

“why bother”

为何还要一意孤行?
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为何还要一意孤行?
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“why do you persist?”

为何还要煞费苦心地做这些事呢?
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为何还要煞费苦心地做这些事呢?
wèi hé hái yào shà fèi kǔ xīn dì zuò zhè xiē shì ne ?

“goes to such lengths to do all this?”

为何要费时费力 听那些凡人无聊的杂事
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为何要费时费力 听那些凡人无聊的杂事
wèi hé yào fèi shí fèi lì tīng nà xiē fán rén wú liáo de zá shì

“Why do you waste time and energy listening to the mortals' trivialities?”

为什么 没这个必要
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为什么 没这个必要
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“Why? It wasn't necessary.”

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