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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E15 (22:07) HSK 7
nǐ néng xiān qǐ duō dà de fēng làng

你能掀起多大的风浪

“how big a storm you can stir up.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 22:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dào yào kàn kàn

我倒要看看

“Let's see”

nǐ néng xiān qǐ duō dà de fēng làng CURRENT FOCUS

你能 掀起多大的风浪

“how big a storm you can stir up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men zǒu zhe qiáo bei

咱们走着瞧呗

“Let's wait and see.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BELITTLING AN OPPONENT
Tone: PROVOCATIVE
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are utterly powerless against me; nothing you do will make any difference.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Power Display and Verbal Intimidation

In confrontational Chinese interactions, challenging someone's ability to 'make waves' is a classic rhetorical device to assert superior standing and discourage resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #provocation #contempt #intimidation #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
掀起风浪 SPOKEN CHUNK

make waves / stir up trouble

An idiomatic metaphor describing causing significant disruption or mounting a serious challenge.

能……多大 SPOKEN CHUNK

how ... could [subject] possibly [be]

A rhetorical framing pattern used to minimize and dismiss the scope of an adversary's capabilities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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