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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E19 (08:14) HSK 6
bù néng guǎn shā bù guǎn mái

不能管杀不管埋

“don't start what you can't finish.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 08:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gǎn qíng shàng de shì

感情上的事

“In matters of heart,”

bù néng guǎn shā bù guǎn mái CURRENT FOCUS

不能 管杀不管埋

“don't start what you can't finish.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ma

好吗

“Okay?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You started this, so you cannot just walk away without cleaning up the mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Responsibility (Ze Ren Gan)

In Chinese relationship discourse, moral duty and accountability (responsible closure) are heavily emphasized; walking away mid-way is considered highly unethical.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #holding_accountable #blame #demanding_closure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
管杀不管埋 SPOKEN CHUNK

start something destructive and leave others to deal with the aftermath; shirk responsibility

A vivid colloquial idiom used to reprimand someone who causes trouble or begins an emotional entanglement but refuses to take responsibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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