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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E16 (02:38) HSK 4
jì rán zhè ge nǚ qiú bù zhī huǐ wù

既然这个女囚不知悔悟

“Since this female prisoner shows no remorse,”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 02:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

岂有此理

“That is outrageous.”

jì rán zhè ge nǚ qiú bù zhī huǐ wù CURRENT FOCUS

既然 这个 女囚 不知悔悟

“Since this female prisoner shows no remorse,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà bù rú

那不如

“why don't we...”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PROPOSING PUNISHMENT
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She refuses to submit, so let's show no mercy and punish her severely.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Judicial Repentance in Imperial Tradition

In traditional Chinese jurisprudence, a prisoner's public demonstration of remorse (悔悟) could merit leniency, whereas stubborn defiance warranted maximal punishment.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #justification #initiating_punishment #harshness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不知悔悟 SPOKEN CHUNK

unrepentant; showing no remorse

A formal four-character idiom used to formally condemn someone who refuses to acknowledge their wrongdoing.

既然 SPOKEN CHUNK

since; given that

Used at the start of a clause to introduce an established premise leading to a logical consequence or decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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