能是谁干的呢 家贼
“Who could it be? Thief in the family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
确实麻烦啊
“the materials are gone.”
能 是谁 干的 呢 家贼
“Who could it be? Thief in the family.”
高启强
“Gao Qiqiang.”
“Stop pretending not to know; it is clearly someone among us.”
In Chinese culture, internal betrayal (家贼) is viewed as far more damaging and dishonorable than harm inflicted by external rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an insider thief; traitor within the family or group
Derived from the idiom 'hard to guard against an inside thief' (家贼难防), used to describe betrayal by someone close.
Softens the rhetorical question while inviting speculative thinking.