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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37 (02:07) HSK 6
jīn rì bú shì bì xià cì yàn yú běn hóu ma

今日不是陛下赐宴于本侯吗

“Isn't His Majesty hosting today's banquet in my honor?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 02:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lái

来

“Cheers.”

jīn rì bú shì bì xià cì yàn yú běn hóu ma CURRENT FOCUS

今日 不是 陛下赐宴于本侯吗

“Isn't His Majesty hosting today's banquet in my honor?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ěr děng shì wèi xiāng mén xià

“You all belong to Prime Minister Wei's faction,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: QUESTIONING MOTIVES
Tone: INCREDULOUS AND SHARP
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no right to question or trap me when I was summoned here by the Emperor himself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Favor as Political Immunity

Invoking a banquet bestowed directly by the emperor is a potent rhetorical tactic to assert high status and intimidate lower-ranking political rivals.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #defiance #self_defense #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
赐宴 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bestow a banquet

A formal historical term used when an emperor or monarch treats subjects to a feast.

本侯 SPOKEN CHUNK

this marquis / I (the marquis)

A self-referential noble pronoun commonly heard in costume and period dramas.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question to express incredulity and confront the interlocutor.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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