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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (24:11) HSK 7
qiú gōng zi ráo le nú ba

求公子饶了奴吧

“Please spare me, sir.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 24:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiào fāng de qìn xiāng shēn rǎn gān méi

“Qinxiang of the Music Office is infected with syphilis!”

qiú gōng zi ráo le nú ba CURRENT FOCUS

求公子饶了奴吧

“Please spare me, sir.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ē mí tuó fó

“Oh, merciful Buddha.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING FOR MERCY
Tone: SUPPLICATING AND PATHETIC
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Humble Self-Appellation (奴 / 奴家)

In feudal China, low-ranking women or courtesans referred to themselves as '奴' (slave/servant) to display total submission and diminish their status when begging superiors.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #submission #begging_mercy #self_abasement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
求 SPOKEN CHUNK

to beg; to plead

Used when making an urgent, desperate request from a position of vulnerability.

饶了 SPOKEN CHUNK

spare; show mercy to

Commonly used in pleas to ask someone to forgive or refrain from punishing or killing.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent plea, turning a direct command into a supplicating, desperate request.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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