你敢做不敢认吗
“do you dare to do it but not admit it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
爹
“Father,”
你敢 做 不敢认 吗
“do you dare to do it but not admit it?”
还是说
“Or are you”
“Stop being a coward and own up to what you did.”
Chinese culture places immense value on having the backbone to own up to one's actions; refusing to admit fault brings deep moral disgrace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
daring to do wrong but not daring to take responsibility
A highly common idiom and accusation used to call someone out for cowardly avoiding accountability.
Marks a rhetorical question to escalate the pressure on the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't I even dare to admit it?”
“Don't dare to admit it? What happened? Where were you?”
“If you dare to do it, don't be afraid of people talking”
“Dare to do, not admit? In broad daylight... General Wang. Move aside!”