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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E14 (19:35) HSK 6
míng míng shì nǐ xiān bù lǎo shí

明明是你先不老实

“when you were the one who played tricks first?”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 19:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìng rán rú cǐ lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

“How can you sound so self-righteous”

míng míng shì nǐ xiān bù lǎo shí CURRENT FOCUS

明明是你 先 不老实

“when you were the one who played tricks first?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō wèi shén me bǎ wǒ xiāng náng lǐ de xióng huáng dào diào ?

说 为什么把我香囊里的雄黄倒掉?

“Tell me. Why did you pour out the realgar powder from my sachet?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: COUNTER ACCUSATION
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not judge me when you started this whole mess by lying to me first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Realgar Wine (Xionghuang) and Demon Lore

In Chinese folklore, realgar is used to dispel evil spirits and force demons (like the White Snake) to reveal their true forms, making dumping it out an act of protective secrecy.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_blame #deflection #self_justification #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
明明是 SPOKEN CHUNK

obviously it is; clearly it is

Used at the beginning of an argument to highlight an undisputed, blatant fact that the other party is ignoring.

不老实 SPOKEN CHUNK

dishonest; tricky; up to no good

Can refer to actual deceit or playful mischief depending on relationship and context.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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