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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E33 (24:33) HSK 3
chū jiā rén kě bù dǎ kuáng yǔ a

出家人可不打诳语啊

“Nuns don't lie.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 24:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín bú shì shuō méi tīng shuō guò zǐ yù jīn kuí ma

您不是说没听说过紫玉金葵吗

“didn't you say you'd never heard of it?”

chū jiā rén kě bù dǎ kuáng yǔ a CURRENT FOCUS

出家人可不打诳语 啊

“Nuns don't lie.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pín ní bìng wèi dǎ kuáng yǔ

贫尼并未打诳语

“I didn't lie.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING HONESTY
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are a nun, so stop lying to me and tell the truth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Buddhist Precepts on Truthfulness

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.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #demanding_truth #probing #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
出家人 SPOKEN CHUNK

monk; nun; person who has renounced worldly life

Commonly used in historical or Buddhist contexts to refer to clergy.

打诳语 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell a lie (formal or Buddhist register)

A traditional proverb-like idiom used when questioning someone's honesty, especially monastics.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an urging, reminder-like tone to soften the direct confrontation while maintaining pressure.

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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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