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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E9 (20:23) HSK 5
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng

没有不透风的墙

“no secret stays hidden forever.”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 20:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài zhè shì jiè shàng

在这世界上

“In this world,”

méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng CURRENT FOCUS

没有不透风的墙

“no secret stays hidden forever.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒng yǒu yī tiān hǎi huì chuán lái

“One day, the sea will tell you”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GIVING WARNING
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: SOLEMNITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Secrets will always leak out eventually.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Inevitability of Social Disclosure

Traditional Chinese culture places high value on social vigilance, captured by the belief that living in a tightly connected community means secrets cannot stay buried.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #philosophical #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没有不透风的墙 SPOKEN CHUNK

walls have ears; secrets cannot be kept forever

A well-known set idiom/proverb used to warn someone that concealed actions or gossip will inevitably be discovered.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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