《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E16 (17:14)
HSK 4
wài shǐ cháo shèng zhāi jiè zì rán shì hǎo shì
外使朝圣斋戒自然是好事
“It's good that an envoy like you is trying to observe the pilgrimage fast.”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E16
TIMECODE: 17:14
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yě shì xiǎng huí kuì bì xià hé dà táng zi mín
“is also intended as a gesture of gratitude to you and your people.”
wài shǐ cháo shèng zhāi jiè zì rán shì hǎo shì
CURRENT FOCUS
外使 朝圣斋戒 自然 是好事
“It's good that an envoy like you is trying to observe the pilgrimage fast.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhǐ shì bù zhī dào lǐ bù nà biān
“I just don't know if the Ministry of Rites”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
CONCEDING BEFORE RAISING AN ISSUE
Tone:
DIPLOMATIC, CAUTIOUS, MEASURED
Emotion:
SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It sounds nice on paper, but protocol might forbid it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Hedging (Xian Yang Hou Yi)
In formal Chinese administration, officials typically validate a counterpart's noble motives first before pivoting to protocol restrictions.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#diplomatic courtesy
#anticipating obstacles
#concession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
自然是
SPOKEN CHUNK
naturally is / of course is
Often used to concede an obvious point before introducing a counterargument or complication.
朝圣斋戒
SPOKEN CHUNK
pilgrimage and fasting
Formal four-character expression referring to religious devotion and abstention from meat.
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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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