出家人可不打诳语啊
“Nuns don't lie.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您不是说没听说过紫玉金葵吗
“didn't you say you'd never heard of it?”
出家人可不打诳语 啊
“Nuns don't lie.”
贫尼并未打诳语
“I didn't lie.”
“You are a nun, so stop lying to me and tell the truth.”
The traditional idiom '出家人不打诳语' derives from Buddhist vows forbidding falsehood, often used rhetorically in Chinese culture to hold clergy or moral figures accountable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
monk; nun; person who has renounced worldly life
Commonly used in historical or Buddhist contexts to refer to clergy.
to tell a lie (formal or Buddhist register)
A traditional proverb-like idiom used when questioning someone's honesty, especially monastics.
Adds an urging, reminder-like tone to soften the direct confrontation while maintaining pressure.