你自己心里清楚
“you've done for him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You know very well how many dirty deeds”
你 自己 心里清楚
“you've done for him.”
如果他想要光明正大
“If he ever wants to walk in the light,”
“Don't play dumb; you know exactly what sins you've committed.”
In Chinese culture, appealing to what someone 'knows in their heart' (心里) is a powerful rhetorical tool that forces moral self-examination and pierces through verbal pretenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know deep down / to be fully aware in one's heart
Commonly used in arguments to point out that the other person knows the truth despite pretending ignorance.
you yourself
Used here for emphatic focus to place full accountability squarely on the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You know it in your heart.”
“You know it well yourself.”
“knows it in their own heart.”
“you know clearly”
“you know better than anyone.”
“You know yourself well, huh?”