《The Tang Mist》 S1·E8 (12:45)
HSK 1
běn xiǎng jiā chǒu bù wài yáng
本想家丑不外扬
“I didn't want to air our dirty laundry,”
《The Tang Mist》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 12:45
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wèi hé rú cǐ dǔ dìng
为何如此笃定
“Why are you so sure?”
běn xiǎng jiā chǒu bù wài yáng
CURRENT FOCUS
本想家丑不外扬
“I didn't want to air our dirty laundry,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shí bù xiāng mán
实不相瞒
“but to tell you the truth,”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
CONFESSING
Tone:
HESITANT
Emotion:
SHAME
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I really did not want to reveal this shameful secret, but circumstances force me to speak the truth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preserving Family Face (Jia Chou Bu Wai Yang)
Chinese cultural values place immense importance on protecting family dignity; revealing domestic conflict to outsiders is considered deeply disgraceful and done only as a last resort.
INTENT TAGS:
#reluctance
#preface
#confession
#face_saving
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
家丑不外扬
SPOKEN CHUNK
do not wash dirty linen in public; keep domestic scandals private
A common proverb invoked when acknowledging private domestic trouble or reluctantly admitting a scandal.
本想
SPOKEN CHUNK
originally intended to
Used to introduce a prior plan or intention that had to be abandoned due to changing circumstances.
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2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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