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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35 (42:39) HSK 5
qí láng zi yě xīn zhāo rán ruò jiē

其狼子野心昭然若揭

“His wild ambition is as clear as day.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 42:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà jūn gōng rán zhā yíng zài zhè jīng chéng zhī wài

大军公然扎营在这京城之外

“His army is openly camped outside the Capital.”

qí láng zi yě xīn zhāo rán ruò jiē CURRENT FOCUS

其 狼子野心 昭然若揭

“His wild ambition is as clear as day.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chén dǒu dǎn jìn yán

“I venture to suggest”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DENOUNCING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Treason and Political Framing

In traditional court politics, stationing an army near the capital without authorization was the ultimate provocation, immediately branded with high-stakes idiom-laden denunciations.

INTENT TAGS: #denunciation #condemnation #framing #court_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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狼子野心 SPOKEN CHUNK

rapacious designs; predatory ambition

A literary idiom used to harshly condemn someone treacherous who harbors untamable, dangerous ambition.

昭然若揭 SPOKEN CHUNK

abundantly clear; fully exposed

Use this idiom in formal or written contexts when malicious motives or wrongdoings have become glaringly obvious.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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