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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (30:59) HSK 2
zhè shì bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi a

这是不见棺材不落泪啊

“He won't give in until he's cornered.”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 30:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài cuī yī xià

我再催一下

“I'll push them again.”

zhè shì bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi a CURRENT FOCUS

这是 不见棺材不落泪 啊

“He won't give in until he's cornered.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì wǒ gàn de

是我干的

“I did it.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REBUKING STUBBORNNESS
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really won't admit it until all hope is gone, will you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Warning against Stubbornness

Chinese culture frequently uses visceral idioms like 'not weeping until seeing the coffin' to condemn willful blindness and stubborn defiance against the inevitable.

INTENT TAGS: #mocking #reproach #confrontation #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不见棺材不落泪 SPOKEN CHUNK

refusing to accept reality or confess until faced with the bitter end

A vivid common idiom used to describe an obstinate person who only surrenders when cornered by undeniable proof.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional emphasis and sighs over the person's pointless stubbornness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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