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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (04:44) HSK 6
duàn cháng cǎo yī lèi de zhí wù dú

断肠草一类的植物毒

“some plant-based poison like the gut-breaking grass.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 04:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàng shì

像是

“it appears to be”

duàn cháng cǎo yī lèi de zhí wù dú CURRENT FOCUS

断肠草 一类的 植物毒

“some plant-based poison like the gut-breaking grass.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè zhǒng dú zài dà táng hěn hǎn jiàn

“Such poisons are extremely rare in the Great Tang.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Toxics in Chinese Herbal Lore

Traditional pharmacopeia categorizes toxic plants like duanchangcao as lethal hazards that require specialized antidotes and knowledge.

INTENT TAGS: #forensic_analysis #categorization #identifying_cause
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
断肠草 SPOKEN CHUNK

gelsemium / heartbroken grass (a deadly poisonous plant in traditional lore)

A staple lethal poison featured prominently in Chinese martial arts, historical fiction, and folklore.

一类的 SPOKEN CHUNK

of the kind / belonging to the category of

Used after a noun or example to signify a broad category or analogous group.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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