《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E39 (00:32)
HSK 7
zéi hǎn zhuō zéi
贼喊捉贼
“A thief crying "thief".”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E39
TIMECODE: 00:32
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
niàng chéng dà huò
酿成大祸
“caused a catastrophe.”
zéi hǎn zhuō zéi
CURRENT FOCUS
贼喊捉贼
“A thief crying "thief".”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wèi yán
魏严
“Wei Yan,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
ACCUSING
Tone:
SCATHING
Emotion:
INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are the guilty one here, yet you have the nerve to blame me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Deflection in Rhetoric
Derived from traditional military stratagems, calling out 'thief crying thief' undermines the moral high ground often weaponized in Chinese interpersonal conflicts.
INTENT TAGS:
#accusation
#counterattack
#exposure
#criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
贼喊捉贼
SPOKEN CHUNK
a thief crying 'stop thief'; shifting blame to cover one's own guilt
A widely used idiom to sharply expose someone who accuses others of the very misdeed they committed.
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