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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3 (24:35) HSK 7
nǐ xiàn zài jiǎ xīng xīng dì zài zhè lǐ bàn shén me xiōng zhǎng ?

你现在假惺惺地在这里扮什么兄长?

“Why are you pretending to be a caring brother?”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 24:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiáo bù qǐ wǒ hé wǒ niáng

“You look down on my mother and me.”

nǐ xiàn zài jiǎ xīng xīng dì zài zhè lǐ bàn shén me xiōng zhǎng ? CURRENT FOCUS

你现在 假惺惺 地 在这 里 扮什么兄长 ?

“Why are you pretending to be a caring brother?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ běn jiù shì nǐ de xiōng zhǎng

我本就是你的兄长

“I am your elder brother.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING HYPOCRISY
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You never cared about me before, so do not dare pretend to care now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sibling Hierarchies and Legitimate Filial Piety

The role of elder brother (兄长) carries moral authority and protective duties in Chinese family systems; acting like one without past loyalty is viewed as supreme hypocrisy.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #rejection #indignation #resentment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
假惺惺 SPOKEN CHUNK

hypocritically; insincerely putting on a false show of kindness

A vivid colloquial adjective used to denounce false sympathy or crocodile tears.

扮什么…… SPOKEN CHUNK

what are you acting like / stop pretending to be ...

Used aggressively to call out someone for adopting a role or persona they have no moral right to claim.

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4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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