再怎么样 也不能动手吧 谁先动的手
“no matter what, they shouldn't have laid a hand on him. Who hit first?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说了
“Besides,”
再怎么 样 也不 能 动手 吧 谁先动的手
“no matter what, they shouldn't have laid a hand on him. Who hit first?”
是不是你儿子 先动的手
“Didn't your son start it?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese dispute mediation and community norms, the person who strikes first ('先动手') usually bears primary moral and legal responsibility regardless of the preceding verbal quarrel.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no matter what; regardless of circumstances
Used to set an absolute moral boundary that should not be crossed under any excuse.
get physical; throw hands; resort to violence
Standard idiomatic verb for initiating physical combat or fighting.
the one who hit first
Critical legal and ethical phrase in Chinese conflict resolution when determining fault in brawls.
Softens the assertion slightly to appeal to shared common sense while retaining firm condemnation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Or did you do it yourself? - How could that be?”
“I was the one who started it.”
“We need to take this a step further. I have an idea.”
“will never let me hang out with you guys again.”
“I'm at the mercy of you again.”
“set up another trap.”