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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20 (11:42) HSK 6
xiè jiā xiǎo ér dǎo shì kuáng wàng

谢家小儿倒是狂妄

“That brat is quite arrogant.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 11:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wáng shàng xiè yàn lái fàng huà tā shuō bàn nián zhī nèi bì qǔ nín xiàng shàng rén tóu

王上 谢燕来放话 他说半年之内必取您项上人头

“Your Majesty, Xie Yanlai has declared that within half a year, he will come for your head.”

xiè jiā xiǎo ér dǎo shì kuáng wàng CURRENT FOCUS

谢家小儿 倒是 狂妄

“That brat is quite arrogant.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rú cǐ wǒ dào yào kàn kàn

“Very well, then I shall see”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING CONTEMPT
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: SCORN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He thinks he can kill me? What an insolent brat.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dynastic Ruler Posturing

A monarch cannot display fear before subordinates; belittling an assassin as an immature youngster preserves imperial dignity and reassures followers.

INTENT TAGS: #contempt #dismissal #defiance #belittling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
小儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

youngster; brat; boy (derogatory in conflict)

Used in historical or literary contexts to belittle a younger enemy as naive or insignificant.

倒是 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually; indeed (emphasizing an unexpected trait)

Use this adverb to mark an unexpected or begrudging observation about someone's behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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