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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E15 (10:10) HSK 7
zhè bú shì xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ yòu shì shén me nǐ

这不是心中有鬼 又是什么 你

“If you did nothing wrong, why would this happen? You!”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 10:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shēn shàng hái bǎng zhe shí tou

身上还绑着石头

“even with stones tied to it.”

zhè bú shì xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ yòu shì shén me nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 心中有鬼 又是 什么 你

“If you did nothing wrong, why would this happen? You!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō

你说

“You tell me. Was it you who buried her back then?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are obviously guilty of a cover-up, and you can't talk your way out of this evidence!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphor of 'Ghosts in the Heart'

In Chinese idioms, 'ghosts' (Gui) often represent secret, shady, or guilty thoughts rather than literal spirits. Saying someone has a 'ghost in their heart' means they are hiding a secret sin.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #interrogation #rhetorical_question #pointing_out_guilt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
心中有鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a guilty conscience; to have ulterior motives

Use this idiom to describe someone acting suspiciously or defensively because they are hiding wrongdoing.

这不是...又是什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

if this isn't..., then what is it?

A strong rhetorical structure used to state that a conclusion is completely obvious and undeniable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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