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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E39 (32:26) HSK 7
bù guò qū qū yī míng gōng bì

不过区区一名宫婢

“She was just a lowly palace maid,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 32:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zhòng cháo chén men zhuàng gè zhèng zhe

和众朝臣们撞个正着

“in the act on their way to admire the moon.”

bù guò qū qū yī míng gōng bì CURRENT FOCUS

不过 区区 一名宫婢

“She was just a lowly palace maid,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiān dì bù hǎo xiàn chǎng fā zuò

先帝不好现场发作

“so the Late Emperor could not make a scene right there.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: BELITTLING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She is just a worthless servant, why make such a fuss over her?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchy in Imperial Palaces

In imperial China, palace maids belonged to the lowest ranks of court society, possessing no political clout and viewed as completely expendable.

INTENT TAGS: #diminishing #contempt #justification #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不过区区 SPOKEN CHUNK

nothing more than; merely a petty...

Used in formal or dramatic contexts to diminish the importance or scale of a person, object, or threat.

宫婢 SPOKEN CHUNK

palace maid / female imperial servant

Historical term for palace bondmaids, seen frequently in costume and historical dramas.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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