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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32 (21:45) HSK 4
bù guò nǐ men kōng kǒu bái huà kǒu shuō wú píng

不过你们空口白话 口说无凭

“But empty words mean nothing.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 21:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào gěi wǒ ān shàng zhè ge dà zuì míng le

要给我安上这个大罪名了

“to pin this great crime on me.”

bù guò nǐ men kōng kǒu bái huà kǒu shuō wú píng CURRENT FOCUS

不过 你们 空口白话 口说无凭

“But empty words mean nothing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yǒu zhèng jù wǒ shì bú huì chéng rèn de

没有证据我是不会承认的

“Without evidence, I won't admit it.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING PROOF
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Written Evidence vs. Verbal Accusation

In traditional Chinese disputes, verbal accusations carry little weight without tangible proof or a written pledge, reflected in the classic set phrase 'kou shuo wu ping'.

INTENT TAGS: #defiance #denial #demanding_proof #counter_attack
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
空口白话 SPOKEN CHUNK

empty talk or making claims without proof

Use this four-character idiom to dismiss someone's verbal claims when they lack tangible evidence.

口说无凭 SPOKEN CHUNK

words alone are no proof

A very common formal and colloquial idiom used when demanding written, physical, or factual evidence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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