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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31 (24:21) HSK 7
bú shì nǐ shàn zì bào gōng yú cháo tíng ma

不是你擅自报功于朝廷吗

“Didn't you report her merits to the Imperial Court on your own accord?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 24:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòu méi yǒu bèi jǐng de xiǎo niáng zǐ shǒu zhōng

“nor background?”

bú shì nǐ shàn zì bào gōng yú cháo tíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 你擅自报功于朝廷吗

“Didn't you report her merits to the Imperial Court on your own accord?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jiù shì jié guǒ

这就是结果

“This is the result.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AND ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You caused this mess yourself by trying to steal the spotlight.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Claiming Merit in Imperial Bureaucracy (报功)

In traditional imperial administration, reporting military or official merit directly to the court without going through proper hierarchical channels was often viewed as dangerous insubordination or self-serving.

INTENT TAGS: #accusing #blame_shifting #confrontation #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
擅自 SPOKEN CHUNK

without authorization, taking the liberty to

A formal adverb used to describe doing something without proper permission or approval.

报功 SPOKEN CHUNK

report merits/achievements

Common in historical or bureaucratic contexts referring to officially submitting accomplishments for reward.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question to challenge the listener and emphasize an undeniable fact.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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