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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E17 (11:21) HSK 1
qiàn zhài huán qián bú yào liǎn

欠债还钱 不要脸

“Pay your debts. Shameless!”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 11:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wáng fāng nǐ qiàn zhài huán qián nǐ zhè ge chòu nǚ rén

“Wang Fang, pay your debts! You awful woman!”

qiàn zhài huán qián bú yào liǎn CURRENT FOCUS

欠债还钱 不要脸

“Pay your debts. Shameless!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pō zàng shuǐ

泼脏水

“You slandered someone!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INSULTING
Tone: CONTEMPTUOUS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Losing Face (Lian/Mianzi)

Calling someone '不要脸' (shameless) is one of the most severe personal insults in Chinese, as having a moral sense of face is deemed essential to being human.

INTENT TAGS: #debt_collection #moral_condemnation #verbal_abuse #humiliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
欠债还钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

debts must be repaid

Traditional saying used forcefully when demanding repayment.

不要脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

shameless; having no decency

A harsh, direct insult targeting a person's utter lack of moral integrity or shame.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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