是有什么难言之隐
“because there was something you couldn't say.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought you were pretending not to know me”
是 有什么 难言之隐
“because there was something you couldn't say.”
“Did you have a valid secret excuse, or did you just want to ignore me?”
Chinese culture places strong emphasis on tact; assuming someone has an unspoken hardship allows the speaker to confront them while nominally preserving face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a secret trouble that is awkward or painful to talk about
Use this idiom when referring to embarrassing personal dilemmas, hidden vulnerabilities, or delicate situations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“really has something she can't say,”
“an unspoken reason behind this?”
“I guessed you had been through something unspeakable.”