《A Splendid Match》 S1·E31 (30:15)
HSK 7
xiù shǒu páng guān
袖手旁观
“Standing by with folded arms.”
《A Splendid Match》
S1·E31
TIMECODE: 30:15
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shén me
什么
“What is it?”
xiù shǒu páng guān
CURRENT FOCUS
袖手旁观
“Standing by with folded arms.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tīng tīng
听听
“Listen to that,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
CLARIFYING ACCUSATION
Tone:
SHARP
Emotion:
DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really want to just stand aside and do nothing while everything falls apart?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Obligation vs Inaction
Standing idly by (xiu shou pang guan) during another's plight is heavily criticized under Confucian ethics, which champion mutual aid and moral responsibility.
INTENT TAGS:
#indictment
#criticism
#clarification
#indifference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
袖手旁观
SPOKEN CHUNK
to look on with folded arms / to stand by and do nothing
A very common four-character idiom (chengyu) used critically to describe someone who refuses to intervene or help in a crisis.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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