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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E36 (14:46) HSK 1
tā men bù wén bù wèn

他们不闻不问

“they said nothing.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 14:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè xiē nián xíng xiōng zuò è shí

你这些年行凶作恶时

“All these years, when you committed crimes,”

tā men bù wén bù wèn CURRENT FOCUS

他们 不闻不问

“they said nothing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi dào lǐ wǒ yào zuò zhǎng mén

“So, when I become the Lord,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VOICING GRIEVANCE
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were perfectly fine ignoring evil before, so do not act like moral arbiters now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hypocritical Morality (Weijunzi)

Traditional Chinese heroic narratives frequently critique orthodox sects who ignore genuine suffering or villainy until their own power and status are challenged.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #accusation #calling_out_hypocrisy #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不闻不问 SPOKEN CHUNK

turn a blind eye / show no interest or concern

A common four-character idiom used to criticize someone's deliberate negligence or apathy toward an issue.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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