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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31 (34:37) HSK 7
dí zhàn jì de shùn shǒu qiān yáng

敌战计的顺手牵羊

“A Stratagem Against the Enemy: Seize the Opportunity to Take the Sheep.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 34:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jiù duō xiè lǐ dà rén le

那就多谢李大人了

“Thank you, Lord Li.”

dí zhàn jì de shùn shǒu qiān yáng CURRENT FOCUS

敌战计的 顺手 牵羊

“A Stratagem Against the Enemy: Seize the Opportunity to Take the Sheep.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wēi xì zài suǒ bì chéng

微隙在所必乘

“"You must exploit every small gap [Knowledge is Boundless]”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING STRATEGY
Tone: CALCULATED
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are simply seizing a fleeting vulnerability according to classical tactical doctrine.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Thirty-Six Stratagems (三十六计)

A canonical collection of ancient Chinese military tactics widely quoted in politics, business, and historical dramas to describe strategic maneuvers.

INTENT TAGS: #strategizing #opportunism #justification #erudition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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顺手牵羊 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take advantage of a crisis to make off with something; to pick up something on the sly

Can refer both to the 12th stratagem of the Thirty-Six Stratagems and to opportunistically snatching something when an opening arises.

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