是帮理不帮亲哪
“not favoritism.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我现在
“I'm on the side of reason,”
是 帮理不帮亲 哪
“not favoritism.”
你哦
“Oh, you...”
“Do not blame me for not taking your side; you are clearly in the wrong here.”
In Chinese relational culture, family members are traditionally expected to show unconditional solidarity; explicitly declaring that one values principle over family ties serves as a strong moral defense against accusations of betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stand by principle rather than family or friends
A classic idiomatic proverb used when refusing to take someone's side simply because of personal closeness.
Softens the assertion while adding an exclamatory, self-evident nuance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“To help or not to help?”
“If you do help, fine. Under what name will you help?”
“Then does that count as me doing you a favor? Of course it does.”
“Since you won't help I'll do it then.”
“Since you won't help, then I'll do it. All right?”
“Well, a helper. What's wrong with that?”