《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E11 (27:57)
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qián kě yǐ zài zhuàn bù kě yán ér wú xìn
钱可以再赚 不可言而无信
“Money can be earned again, but one must not break their word.”
《Coroner's Diary》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 27:57
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shòu rén zhī tuō zhōng rén zhī shì
“If you take the job, you see it done.”
qián kě yǐ zài zhuàn bù kě yán ér wú xìn
CURRENT FOCUS
钱可以再赚 不可 言而无信
“Money can be earned again, but one must not break their word.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
hái quē xiē shén me yào cái
还缺些什么药材
“What herbs do you need?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
MORAL AFFIRMATION
Tone:
RESOLUTE
Emotion:
DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Xin (Trustworthiness in Confucian Ethics)
Keeping one's word (xin) is considered a cornerstone virtue in traditional Chinese moral philosophy, often prized far above commercial profit.
INTENT TAGS:
#principles
#reassurance
#integrity
#commitment
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
言而无信
SPOKEN CHUNK
to fail to keep one's word; untrustworthy
A classic four-character idiom used to describe breaking promises or acting without credibility.
不可
SPOKEN CHUNK
must not; cannot
A formal and firm negation marker indicating moral or regulatory prohibition.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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