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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E12 (33:40) HSK 2
hái shì zhào xiǎo jiàng jūn huì yǎn shí rén nà

还是赵小将军慧眼识人呐

“Young General Zhao truly has sharp judgment.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E12
TIMECODE: 33:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě xiào a

可笑啊

“utterly laughable.”

hái shì zhào xiǎo jiàng jūn huì yǎn shí rén nà CURRENT FOCUS

还是 赵小 将 军 慧眼识人 呐

“Young General Zhao truly has sharp judgment.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nán guài wǎng rì nǐ zǒng qiáo bù shàng tā

难怪往日你总瞧不上他

“No wonder you never thought much of him.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING PRAISE
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were right about him all along, which makes everyone else look foolish.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Discerning Character (识人)

In traditional Chinese governance, the ability to evaluate moral fiber and competence in others is regarded as a hallmark of elite leadership.

INTENT TAGS: #irony #validation #praise #taunting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
慧眼识人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a keen eye for assessing character and recognizing talent

A set four-character idiom used to praise someone's exceptional insight into human nature.

Modal Particle「呐」 (na) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while drawing out the sarcastic or exclamation-like inflection of the praise.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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