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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15 (21:21) HSK 5
wèi lǎo pó zi shǒu zhù zhè ge mì mì

为老婆子守住这个秘密

“please keep this secret for me.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 21:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái qǐng dí dà rén

“Commissioner Di,”

wèi lǎo pó zi shǒu zhù zhè ge mì mì CURRENT FOCUS

为老婆子守住这个秘密

“please keep this secret for me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ hái xiǎng

我还想

“I still want him”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING FOR DISCRETION
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please spare me the shame and do not make this public.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecating Address (Qiancheng)

Commoners frequently referred to themselves with humble terms like 'old woman' when addressing imperial officials to show submission and seek benevolence.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #requesting_discretion #seeking_protection #supplication
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
守住这个秘密 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep this secret

A standard and common phrase used when asking someone to maintain confidentiality.

老婆子 SPOKEN CHUNK

old woman (self-deprecating when used by oneself)

A humble self-referential term used by elderly women of low social status in traditional China.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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