你要如实相告啊
“you must tell me the truth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们是多年的世交了 云魁有什么意外
“Our families have been friends for years. If anything has happened to Yunkui,”
你要 如实相告 啊
“you must tell me the truth.”
“Don't sugarcoat anything or keep me in the dark—I need to know the worst.”
In Chinese culture, younger generations often hide grave news from elders to protect their health, prompting elders to explicitly demand the unvarnished truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell the truth frankly and completely
A semi-formal, four-character idiom used when urging someone to disclose facts without deception or concealment.
Softens the imperative while intensifying the speaker's emotional plea and urgency.