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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17 (21:34) HSK 7
dìng bú huì ràng xiōng shǒu xiāo yáo fǎ wài

定不会让凶手逍遥法外

“that the culprit will not go unpunished!”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17
TIMECODE: 21:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bì xià dā yìng le

陛下答应了

“His Majesty has promised”

dìng bú huì ràng xiōng shǒu xiāo yáo fǎ wài CURRENT FOCUS

定 不会 让 凶手 逍遥法外

“that the culprit will not go unpunished!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiàn guò huì fēi niáng niáng

见过慧妃娘娘

“- Greetings, Consort Hui. - Greetings, Consort Hui.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MAKING A PLEDGE
Tone: RESOLUTE AND AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Justice

In imperial China, upholding moral order and royal law was seen as the mandate of heaven, requiring firm public promises of retribution.

INTENT TAGS: #promising #pledging_justice #reassurance #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
逍遥法外 SPOKEN CHUNK

to remain at large; to escape legal punishment

A formal four-character idiom frequently used in legal and justice contexts when promising criminals will face consequences.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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