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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30 (40:23) HSK 7
duì de qǐ fù wáng zài tiān zhī líng ma

对得起父王在天之灵吗

“How can you face Father's spirit in Heaven?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 40:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú làn ní yì bān

如烂泥一般

“You're a complete mess!”

duì de qǐ fù wáng zài tiān zhī líng ma CURRENT FOCUS

对得起 父王 在天之灵 吗

“How can you face Father's spirit in Heaven?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kě zhī shā fù wáng zhī rén shì shuí

你可知杀父王之人是谁

“Do you know who killed Father?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REBUKING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Snap out of your pathetic state—you are bringing shame upon our father's memory.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Ancestral Judgment (Zai Tian Zhi Ling)

Evoking a deceased parent's spirit in heaven is one of the strongest rhetorical devices to trigger profound shame and moral duty.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuking #shaming #provocation #filial_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对得起 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be worthy of; to not let down

A very common moral phrase used to weigh whether actions meet moral, familial, or personal expectations.

在天之灵 SPOKEN CHUNK

the soul in heaven; the spirit of the deceased

A set idiomatic phrase invoking deceased forebears, often used to spur moral accountability or seek blessings.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a piercing rhetorical question designed to shame the interlocutor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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