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《Agent from Above》 S1·E5 (11:38) HSK 4
yǒu quán yǒu shì jiù néng gòu zhǐ shǒu zhē tiān

有权有势就能够只手遮天

“At what these people can get away with.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 11:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn wǒ gèng qì de shì zhè ge shì dào

但我更气的是这个世道

“But I'm even angrier at the system.”

yǒu quán yǒu shì jiù néng gòu zhǐ shǒu zhē tiān CURRENT FOCUS

有权有势 就能 够 只手遮天

“At what these people can get away with.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ( shěn pàn zhǎng zhāng hè chéng )

(审判长 张鹤成)

“PRESIDING JUDGE, CHANG HO-CHENG”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The wealthy and powerful think they can suppress the truth and control justice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhi Shou Zhe Tian (Monopolizing the Truth)

This idiom originates from classical warnings against autocratic corruption, symbolizing righteous public anger when elites manipulate institutions.

INTENT TAGS: #denunciation #moral_outrage #indignation #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有权有势 SPOKEN CHUNK

powerful and influential / having power and money

A set phrase describing prominent figures with vast socioeconomic dominance.

只手遮天 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hide the sky with one hand / abuse power to hoodwink the public

A vivid four-character idiom (chengyu) for total cover-up and corruption by powerful entities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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