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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E34 (28:09) HSK 2
nà nín yě bù néng wèi hǔ zuò chāng a

那您也不能为虎作伥啊

“But you can't just aid a villain.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 28:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN děng zhe nà yáo yáo wú qī de shàng shì

等着那遥遥无期的上市

“waiting for an IPO that may never come?”

nà nín yě bù néng wèi hǔ zuò chāng a CURRENT FOCUS

那您 也不 能为 虎作伥啊

“But you can't just aid a villain.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liào shī yǔ

廖诗语

“Liao Shiyu!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you're in a tough spot, but helping that crook is crossing a line.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Bottom Line (Dao De Di Xian)

Even when junior professionals must show deference via honorifics ('nin'), Chinese cultural norms endorse speaking up when fundamental fairness or integrity is violated.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #warning #urging #moral_appeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
为虎作伥 SPOKEN CHUNK

help a villain do evil; act as an accomplice to a wicked person

A severe idiom based on folklore where a tiger's victim's ghost helps the tiger hunt; used to condemn someone aiding a bad actor.

那您也不能……啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

even so, you still shouldn't...

A polite but firm construction used to set a moral bottom line for a respected counterpart.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional urgency and earnestness to the reprimand, emphasizing personal concern.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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