是你先撒谎的
“You lied first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
救我
“Help me!”
是你 先撒谎 的
“You lied first.”
“You never really wanted to take me with you.”
“Don't blame me for abandoning you—you broke my trust before I did anything.”
In Chinese moral reasoning, establishing that the other party 'acted first' (先) provides strong ethical justification for one's own retaliatory or uncooperative behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell a lie / to lie
Everyday spoken Chinese term for lying, slightly more colloquial than using '说谎'.
first / beforehand
Placed before the verb to emphasize who initiated the action, frequently used when assigning prior fault.
Functions as part of the 'shi... de' cleft construction to place strong emphasis on the subject who committed the act.