欠债还钱天经地义吧
“a debt must be paid, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朱警官
“Officer Zhu,”
欠债还钱天经地义吧
“a debt must be paid, right?”
怎么着
“What? Helping him but not me?”
“I did nothing wrong by demanding my money back, and you can't fault me for that.”
In Chinese arguments, speakers frequently cite traditional idioms and folk sayings to claim the moral high ground, framing personal disputes as universal truths.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a debtor must pay their debt
Often used as the first half of a common saying to emphasize financial or moral obligation.
unalterable principle; entirely justified and right
Use this four-character idiom to describe something that is universally accepted as natural and beyond dispute.
Used rhetorically at the end of a statement to seek forced agreement and soften what is actually a firm assertion.