这样不好 我于心不忍
“That wouldn't sit right with me. I'd feel terrible about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We can't let Zhizhong shoulder this alone.”
这样 不好 我 于心不忍
“That wouldn't sit right with me. I'd feel terrible about it.”
明白
“I understand.”
“I cannot go along with this betrayal; my conscience won't let me.”
In Chinese business culture, framing a refusal around personal conscience (于心不忍) softens direct opposition by appealing to shared ethical values rather than attacking the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this is not good / this won't do
A common, mild way to voice disagreement or moral objection before giving a reason.
cannot bear to do something in one's conscience
A formal four-character idiom used when feeling pity, guilt, or ethical reluctance toward an action.