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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E21 (27:10) HSK 7
shuí bù zhī nǐ nà huáng dì shì nǐ yī shǒu fú chí qǐ lái de kuǐ lěi

谁不知你那皇弟 是你一手扶持起来的傀儡

“Everyone knows your brother is but a puppet propped up by you.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 27:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zēng wéi bèi gāng cháng fǎ dù

何曾违背纲常法度

“How is this a breach of law and propriety?”

shuí bù zhī nǐ nà huáng dì shì nǐ yī shǒu fú chí qǐ lái de kuǐ lěi CURRENT FOCUS

谁 不知 你那皇弟 是你 一手扶持 起来 的 傀儡

“Everyone knows your brother is but a puppet propped up by you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǚ zǐ dāng jiā wǒ kàn nà cāng běi yě kuài luó xué shì cǐ yán

女子当家 我看那苍北也快 罗学士此言

“A woman rules the realm? I foresee that soon Cangbei... Academician Luo, are you implying contempt for women?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL AND DISDAINFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Behind-the-Curtain Rule (Chui Lian Ting Zheng)

In traditional imperial court drama, powerful female royals or regents were frequently accused of weakening dynastic legitimacy by installing puppet emperors.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #provocation #discrediting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一手扶持 SPOKEN CHUNK

to support and build up single-handedly

Use when describing someone who nurtured or established someone else's career or power entirely on their own.

傀儡 SPOKEN CHUNK

puppet; figurehead

A formal or literary noun used to describe a nominal leader who is completely controlled by someone else behind the scenes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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