《The Tang Mist》 S1·E24 (01:38)
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jiān kǒu bù yán
缄口不言
“(and say nothing.)”
《The Tang Mist》
S1·E24
TIMECODE: 01:38
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shì ér bù jiàn
视而不见
“(To see nothing,)”
jiān kǒu bù yán
CURRENT FOCUS
缄口不言
“(and say nothing.)”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bì dìng shì
必定是
“(They must have)”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
CRITICIZING
Tone:
CRITICAL AND SOLEMN
Emotion:
DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are deliberately staying silent to cover up the crime and protect themselves.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Silence as Complicity (Wise Self-preservation vs. Corruption)
While keeping quiet is sometimes praised as cautious self-protection (明哲保身), in legal or moral judgments it is frequently condemned as moral cowardice and complicity.
INTENT TAGS:
#criticism
#allegation
#complicity
#evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
缄口不言
SPOKEN CHUNK
to keep one's mouth sealed and not speak a word
A formal idiom used to describe someone deliberately refusing to speak, often out of fear, complicity, or discretion.
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0 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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