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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20 (37:06) HSK 7
bù néng shā rén bù néng shā rén bù jí lì ya

不能杀人 不能杀人 不吉利呀

“No killing! No killing! It's unlucky!”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 37:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jiù bú yào guài wǒ men bú kè qì le
那就不要怪我们不客气了 →

“Then don't blame us for being impolite.”

bù néng shā rén bù néng shā rén bù jí lì ya CURRENT FOCUS

不能 杀人 不能 杀人 不吉利 呀

“No killing! No killing! It's unlucky!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì yīn wèi rì zi hǎo cái yào shā le rén yào jiàn xuè
就是因为日子好才要 杀了人要见血 →

“It's precisely because it's an auspicious day that we should... Killing draws blood!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING
Tone: FRANTIC
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Auspiciousness Taboos (吉利与避讳)

Traditional Chinese culture strongly avoids bloodshed, death, and violence on auspicious days, as doing so is believed to invite misfortune and ruin collective fortune.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #prevention #superstition #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不吉利 SPOKEN CHUNK

inauspicious; bringing bad luck

Used to warn against doing something considered taboo or omen-tainted, especially around celebrations or auspicious moments.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent prohibition into an emotional, pleading appeal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
嫂子不许杀人
《狂飙》
88% Match
嫂子不许杀人
sǎo zi bù xǔ shā rén

“Madam doesn't allow us to kill.”

你不能害命啊还 是吧
《狂飙》
80% Match
你不能害命啊还 是吧
nǐ bù néng hài mìng a hái shì ba

“but now he killed someone. You understand?”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20 (37:06) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus