《About Love》 S1·E11 (15:18)
HSK 4
kě xī shā rén fàn fǎ
可惜杀人犯法
“Too bad that's against the law.”
《About Love》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 15:18
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shā le tā men
杀了他们
“Kill them.”
kě xī shā rén fàn fǎ
CURRENT FOCUS
可惜杀人犯法
“Too bad that's against the law.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shì a
是啊
“True.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
VENTING RAGE
Tone:
SINISTER
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I despise them so much I'd kill them if I could get away with it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hyperbolic Venting of Wrath
Saying 'unfortunately murder is illegal' is a dark, hyperbolic way in spoken Chinese to express insurmountable resentment toward someone without an actual premeditated criminal plan.
INTENT TAGS:
#hostility
#hyperbole
#venting
#bitterness
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
可惜
SPOKEN CHUNK
it is a pity that; unfortunately
Used at the beginning of a clause to express regret or frustration over an unavoidable limitation.
杀人犯法
SPOKEN CHUNK
murder is illegal; killing someone breaks the law
A straightforward idiom/fixed expression frequently used hyperbolically when expressing extreme fury.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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