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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (26:06) HSK 6
nǐ yí dìng bú huì píng bái wú gù hài gè chū jiā rén

你一定不会平白无故害个出家人

“you wouldn't kill a monk for no reason.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 26:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì wǒ xiāng xìn

但是我相信

“But I believe”

nǐ yí dìng bú huì píng bái wú gù hài gè chū jiā rén CURRENT FOCUS

你 一定不会 平白无故 害个 出家人

“you wouldn't kill a monk for no reason.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí dìng shì bié rén de shì

一定是别人的事

“It must've been because of someone else.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING SOMEONE
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: TRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are not cruel; you must have had no other choice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reverence for Religious Ascetics

In traditional Chinese Buddhist culture, harming monastic figures (出家人) brings severe karmic retribution and moral condemnation, making unprovoked harm unthinkable for decent people.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #trust #affirmation #defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
平白无故 SPOKEN CHUNK

for no reason at all; without cause

A widely used four-character idiom describing arbitrary, unprovoked, or groundless actions.

出家人 SPOKEN CHUNK

one who leaves home for religious life; Buddhist monk or nun

A standard respectful term for clergy or ascetics, particularly in Buddhist or Taoist traditions.

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3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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