你是怕我通风报信 我知道
“You think I'd tell someone. I know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没事
“It's okay.”
你是 怕我 通风报信 我知道
“You think I'd tell someone. I know.”
“I wanted her to give up completely.”
“You don't trust me and think I'll tip her off, but I see right through you.”
Originating from espionage and rivalry narratives in traditional storytelling, in modern Chinese this idiom refers to an insider secretly passing intelligence to an opposing party, thereby compromising operational secrecy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To secretly tip someone off or leak information so they are warned or prepared (usually carries a negative connotation of betraying an ally's interests).
A common idiom frequently used in crime dramas, business rivalries, or interpersonal conflicts to describe informing or acting as a mole.
To drop an illusion or unrealistic idea completely; to give up all hope.
A very high-frequency spoken expression, often paired with 'chedi' (completely), meaning to give up on someone or let go of an aspiration once and for all.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I came all the way here to warn you”
“You didn't want me to know and kept it from me.”
“- Came to tip him off? - Officer He,”
“I'm afraid... I'm afraid the police will trace it to you,”
“Did you tip her off and let her go?”
“I really feared you'd never speak to me again because of this.”