《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18 (20:09)
HSK 7
běn bù yù shuō sǐ rén de shì fēi
本不欲说死人的是非
“didn't want to speak ill of the dead,”
《Coroner's Diary》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 20:09
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bǐ rén
鄙人
“I...”
běn bù yù shuō sǐ rén de shì fēi
CURRENT FOCUS
本不欲说死人的是非
“didn't want to speak ill of the dead,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn shì dào rú jīn
但事到如今
“but at this point,”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
PREFACING CRITICISM
Tone:
SERIOUS
Emotion:
RELUCTANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know it is improper to criticize the deceased, but what I must reveal is critical and unavoidable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Respect for the Deceased (死者为大)
Traditional Chinese culture strongly discourages speaking ill of the dead; violating this taboo requires explicit rhetorical justification to protect the speaker's moral character.
INTENT TAGS:
#disclaimer
#justification
#revealing_secrets
#polite_hedging
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
说死人的是非
SPOKEN CHUNK
to speak ill of the dead; to gossip about deceased individuals
Use this literary idiom when discussing or revealing moral controversy surrounding someone who has passed away.
本不欲
SPOKEN CHUNK
originally had no intention of
A classical, literary formula used in formal speech to preface an action one feels compelled to take against one's normal principles.
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