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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20 (05:43) HSK 5
gǎo dé chǔ dōu jī quǎn bù níng

搞得楚都鸡犬不宁

“and has turned the Capital on its ear.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 05:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎng gōng zhǔ rú jīn chéng lì le gǒng wèi shǔ

长公主如今成立了拱卫署

“Her Highness founded the Imperial Guard Office”

gǎo dé chǔ dōu jī quǎn bù níng CURRENT FOCUS

搞得 楚都 鸡犬不宁

“and has turned the Capital on its ear.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhòng dà rén wèi le zì bǎo fǎn ér jiāng dèng yì

众大人为了自保 反而将邓弈

“Fearing for their own skins, the officials have only served to allow Deng Yi to overshadow the court.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DESCRIBING CHAOS
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Political Terror Agencies

References to newly founded court surveillance bureaus (like Gongwei Shu or historical Jinyiwei) evoke widespread paranoia among imperial officials.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #reporting_situation #expressing_dismay
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
搞得 SPOKEN CHUNK

causing; making things turn out so that

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an undesirable or messy result.

鸡犬不宁 SPOKEN CHUNK

not even fowls or dogs are left in peace; utter turmoil

A vivid 4-character idiom used to describe total chaos, disruption, or extreme harassment in a community.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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