也不能全算是报恩
“It wasn't entirely to repay kindness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不 能全 算是 报恩
“It wasn't entirely to repay kindness.”
“Do not dismiss their relationship as just paying back a favor; they genuinely love each other.”
In traditional Chinese narratives, marrying to repay a life-saving favor is common, but modern listeners value authentic affection over purely dutiful reciprocity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot completely be considered as
Used to nuance or partially reject an oversimplified generalization made by someone else.
repay a favor; reciprocate kindness
A deep cultural term referring to fulfilling a moral obligation to someone who helped you in the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't you want to repay your debt?”
“what you talk about every day is just good and evil being repaid.”
“No, I mean he was repaying kindness.”
“accused of betraying their master's grace.”
“You are far too good to her, Mr. Xie, yet gratitude is not in her nature.”
“- You call that a gift? - Don't be insolent.”