暗着抽喽 那就不知道了
“So, on the sly? I don't know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Still, that's filial. No. He didn't smoke openly.”
暗着抽 喽 那就 不知道 了
“So, on the sly? I don't know.”
不过 少了三包烟 三包
“However, three packs are missing. Three packs!”
“He obviously did it behind our backs, even if I cannot prove it.”
Chinese speakers often append disclaimers like 'then I wouldn't know' after making an unverified speculation to avoid spreading direct rumors or being held accountable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
secretly; covertly; behind someone's back
Used colloquially as the opposite of 明着 (openly/overtly) to describe doing things undercover.
then that is beyond my knowledge; who knows
A very common conversational disclaimer used to hedge an assumption or step back from making a firm claim.
Adds a lighthearted, obvious, or resigned tone to the speaker's deduction.
Signals a completed judgment or an established state of not knowing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's too dark. I'll sketch it roughly first and finish at home.”
“without a glimmer of hope.”
“It's dark. It's your trap. Take it.”
“They aren't dark; they're fine. Or we'll lose the mood.”
“you've already been arranging matches for me in secret, why can't I speak of it?”
“Those loose threads in the dark should be pinned on others.”