你们听 这外面不都这样说的吗
“-Listen. Isn't that what people say? -The Marquis of Wu'an really died.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
武安侯
“The Marquis of Wu'an?”
你们听 这外面不都这样 说的 吗
“-Listen. Isn't that what people say? -The Marquis of Wu'an really died.”
武安侯就是死了
“-Listen. Isn't that what people say? -The Marquis of Wu'an really died.”
“Don't attack me; I am only repeating what everyone on the street is already saying!”
Appealing to 'what everyone outside is saying' is a frequent tactic in Chinese rhetoric to avoid personal culpability for taboo topics or defamatory statements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it all like this / aren't they all this way
A rhetorical negative construction used to emphasize widespread universality or commonality.
rumors circulating outside / what people on the street say
Used to cite external rumors or public consensus to validate one's statement or deflect responsibility.
Forms a rhetorical question that prompts the listeners to agree with the obvious truth of the claim.
