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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E16 (16:17) HSK 4
děng jǐng chá lái le dōu shì yǒu tóu yǒu liǎn de rén shì nǐ bú yào liǎn

等警察来了 都是有头有脸的人 是你不要脸

“I'll call the police. We're all people of standing. Is it you or your husband who has no shame?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 16:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fàng kāi tā fàng kāi tā nǐ gěi wǒ huí lái nǐ shuí ya fàng kāi tā

放开她 放开她 你给我回来 你谁呀 放开她

“Let her go. Get off her! Who is it? Let her go.”

děng jǐng chá lái le dōu shì yǒu tóu yǒu liǎn de rén shì nǐ bú yào liǎn CURRENT FOCUS

等 警察来了 都是 有头有脸 的人 是你 不要脸

“I'll call the police. We're all people of standing. Is it you or your husband who has no shame?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì nǐ lǎo gōng bú yào liǎn

还是你老公不要脸

“Is it you or your husband who has no shame?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INSULTING AND HUMILIATING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You should be thoroughly humiliated for causing this public scandal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Public Shame (Diulian)

Publicly accusing someone of lacking 'face' (bu yao lian) is a severe moral condemnation in Chinese culture, targeting social honor.

INTENT TAGS: #public_shaming #confrontation #moral_condemnation #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有头有脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

respectable; prominent; prestigious

Used to describe someone who holds social status or a good public reputation.

不要脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

shameless; having no sense of decency

A harsh, direct spoken insult used to condemn someone's morally offensive behavior.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an anticipated future condition (once the police arrive).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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