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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (40:06) HSK 1
gōng zi nín shàng cì shuō zài nán zhào

公子您上次说在南赵

“Sir, you said you found”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 40:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yī jù dōu méi yǒu tí

我一句都没有提

“about the drug.”

gōng zi nín shàng cì shuō zài nán zhào CURRENT FOCUS

公子您 上次说 在 南赵

“Sir, you said you found”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǎo dào wǒ hái zi xiāo xī de shì

“news of my child in Nanzhao,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please tell me if you actually found news about my child like you promised.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Address in Traditional Society

Lower-status individuals in imperial China used titles like '公子' combined with the polite second-person pronoun '您' to show deep deference and avoid direct confrontation when asking for personal favors.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #follow_up #deference #prompting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
公子 SPOKEN CHUNK

young master / son of a nobleman

A respectful form of address used in historical contexts when speaking to an aristocratic young man.

上次说 SPOKEN CHUNK

mentioned last time

A common way to politely recall a previous conversation before following up on an issue.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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