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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E35 (29:47) HSK 4
wǒ kě yǐ liú nǐ yī tiáo mìng

我可以留你一条命

“I can spare your life,”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 29:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jìng rán wèi le tā dǎ wǒ féng chén bì

“You actually hit me because of her. Feng Chenbi,”

wǒ kě yǐ liú nǐ yī tiáo mìng CURRENT FOCUS

我可以 留你一条命

“I can spare your life,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ shì xiū le nǐ

只是休了你

“but I'm divorcing you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: GRANTING MERCY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You deserve death for what you did, but I will show you cold mercy by merely casting you out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Repudiation and Severing Ties (Xiuqi)

In traditional Chinese society, divorcing or casting out a wife was an act of complete familial disgrace, presented here as an alternative to execution.

INTENT TAGS: #sparing_life #condescension #asserting_dominance #severing_ties
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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留你一条命 SPOKEN CHUNK

spare your life

A dramatic phrase expressing severe retribution where the only concession given is avoiding execution.

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