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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E34 (21:08) HSK 7
tā jiū jìng yǐ hé miàn mù lái jiàn wǒ

他究竟以何面目来见我

“in what manner he dares face me.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 21:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dào yào kàn kàn

我倒要看看

“I'd like to see”

tā jiū jìng yǐ hé miàn mù lái jiàn wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

他 究竟 以何面目来见我

“in what manner he dares face me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒu shuǐ le zǒu shuǐ le kuài lái rén nǎ lái rén nǎ

“Fire! Fire! Help! Someone help!”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING SOMEONE
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He should be completely ashamed of himself to even show his face here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Moral Face and Shame)

In Chinese culture, having 'no face to see someone' implies profound disgrace, meaning one's misdeeds are too severe to allow an honorable confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #indignation #disdain #condemnation #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以何面目 SPOKEN CHUNK

with what face / how could one have the nerve

A literary rhetorical phrase used to question someone's shame or moral standing after wronging someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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