却总是一副无情无义
“yet acts heartless,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他明明做了所有
“He did everything,”
却总是一副 无情无义
“yet acts heartless,”
不解释 不说明的样子
“never explaining himself.”
“He does everything for others, yet he deliberately acts cold and refuses to show his vulnerability.”
Describes a revered archetype in Chinese storytelling where a hero does noble deeds in silence while deliberately putting on a cold exterior to avoid emotional exposure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an appearance of / putting on a front of
Used to describe someone's outward demeanor or superficial mannerisms.
cold and ruthless / devoid of affection and loyalty
A strong four-character idiom describing someone lacking basic warmth, empathy, or loyalty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“do you also think I'm quite heartless?”
“How can you be so heartless?”
“The royal family is heartless.”
“How can you be so heartless, woman?”
“You’re heartless, cold, and completely unreasonable!”
“It’s not heartless. It's for his own good.”
“That heartless?”
“He's two-faced and heartless.”
“Maybe he's just heartless.”
“Heartless! Without my abilities, you, Xiahou Dan, are nothing!”
“This epidemic shows no mercy. We can't lose anyone else.”
“♪ But who will show me mercy? ♪ I am heartless by nature.”
“Such a heartless jerk, and you want to apologize to him?”
“You are really heartless.”
“I am heartless by nature.”
“You're not a good friend at all.”