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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (18:51) HSK 7
zài shuō le nǐ yào méi zuò kuī xīn shì nǐ pà shén me guǐ qiāo mén

再说了 你要没做亏心事 你怕什么鬼敲门

“Besides, if you have done nothing wrong, what are you afraid of?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 18:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mì mǎ wǒ píng shén me bǎ wǒ mì mǎ gào sù nǐ

“Password. Why should I tell you my password?”

zài shuō le nǐ yào méi zuò kuī xīn shì nǐ pà shén me guǐ qiāo mén CURRENT FOCUS

再说了 你要没 做亏心事 你怕什么 鬼敲门

“Besides, if you have done nothing wrong, what are you afraid of?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ā yí bú shì wǒ gēn nín shuō tā qí shí shì gè zhā

“Ma'am, listen, he is actually a jerk.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AND ACCUSING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are refusing to unlock your phone because you are hiding something shady.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Proverbial Moral Pressure

Chinese speakers frequently leverage well-known folk sayings like '不做亏心事不怕鬼敲门' to establish moral high ground and corner an opponent during arguments.

INTENT TAGS: #accusing #confrontation #demanding_transparency #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides; furthermore

Used in arguments to pile on another forceful point and overwhelm the opposing side.

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门 SPOKEN CHUNK

a quiet conscience sleeps in thunder; if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear

A very popular proverb used to question someone's innocence when they act evasive or defensive.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Embedded in the phrase '再说了' to reinforce the rhetorical escalation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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