你经不起查 你才经不起查呢
“Can't you withstand an investigation? You're the one who can't.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么
“Why?”
你 经不起查 你才 经不起查 呢
“Can't you withstand an investigation? You're the one who can't.”
我是怕麻烦
“I'm just afraid of the trouble.”
“Do not dare accuse me of having dirty hands when your own record is far from clean.”
In confrontational Chinese dialogue, directly mirroring a severe moral or legal accusation is a common tactic to undermine the opponent's moral authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot stand scrutiny / cannot survive an investigation
Commonly applied to individuals whose background, finances, or actions contain illicit secrets that would be exposed under inspection.
you are the one who is actually...
A classic colloquial formula used to mirror and fire back an accusation or insult.
Reinforces the assertive, retaliatory emphasis of the rebuttal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Investigate it carefully. Investigate it ruthlessly. We must find solid evidence.”
“If you can insist on quitting, let me insist on investigating as well.”
“I have to investigate. I don't trust anyone.”
“We're investigating a case. Be serious.”
“investigate it thoroughly, okay?”
“I'm not investigating it. You are. I'm just hanging out here.”