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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (30:36) HSK 2
zhè zéi rén liǎn shàng yě bù kè zì a

这贼人脸上也不刻字啊

“Villains don't have labels on their faces.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 30:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn tā chuān de zhǎng xiàng yě bù xiàng huài rén nǎ

“Judging by his looks, he doesn't seem like a bad person.”

zhè zéi rén liǎn shàng yě bù kè zì a CURRENT FOCUS

这 贼人 脸上 也不 刻字啊

“Villains don't have labels on their faces.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài xià zì rán bú huì

在下自然不会

“I certainly won't”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REBUTTAL
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be so naive—bad people look just like ordinary people.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Judging Character vs. Face

Reflecting historical penal tattooing (marking criminals physically), this popular saying points out that modern or subtle criminals carry no overt physical marks, advising against judging by appearances.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuttal #warning_against_gullibility #skepticism #pragmatic_realism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
脸上也不刻字 SPOKEN CHUNK

nobody has their true nature carved on their face

A vivid colloquial idiom used to counter naive judgments based strictly on a person's harmless or handsome appearance.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an assertive, obvious tone to the rhetorical observation, emphasizing common-sense realism.

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