《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (32:10)
HSK 3
dōu kě néng zhǐ shì yī jǐ zhī sī
都可能只是一己之私
“it could merely be driven by personal ambition.”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E21
TIMECODE: 32:10
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù guǎn gǎo chū duō dà de dòng jìng
“no matter how much noise they make,”
dōu kě néng zhǐ shì yī jǐ zhī sī
CURRENT FOCUS
都 可 能 只是 一己之私
“it could merely be driven by personal ambition.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn ruò shì nán zhào yǔ dà táng guān yuán nèi wài gōu jié
但若是南赵与大唐官员内外勾结
“But if Nanzhao colludes with Great Tang officials”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
DOWNPLAYING SIGNIFICANCE
Tone:
ANALYTICAL
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't jump to the worst conclusion yet; this might just be petty personal greed, though what comes next is worse.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Distinction Between Self-Interest and State Treason
In traditional Chinese political philosophy, acts motivated by personal selfishness (一己之私) are reprehensible but far less dangerous to the dynastic order than systemic collusion or treason.
INTENT TAGS:
#minimizing
#hedging
#political_analysis
#contrasting
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
一己之私
SPOKEN CHUNK
personal selfish interests
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used to criticize actions driven by selfish motives rather than the greater good.
可能只是
SPOKEN CHUNK
might merely be
Useful for hedging a claim or downplaying the severity of a situation in analytical discussions.
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2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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