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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (34:05) HSK 6
shì yīn wù xìn guǐ shén zhī shuō

是因误信鬼神之说

“because he fell for superstitious beliefs.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 34:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhào sēn yáo dú shā shén guān fǎ shī

“Zhao Senyao poisoned Master Shenguan”

shì yīn wù xìn guǐ shén zhī shuō CURRENT FOCUS

是 因 误信 鬼神之说

“because he fell for superstitious beliefs.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǔ huì fēi niáng niáng

与慧妃娘娘

“This has nothing to do”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SOLEMNITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He did not act with reason; he was driven mad by superstition.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ghosts and Spirits Discourse (Gui Shen Zhi Shuo)

In Confucian political philosophy, attributing state misconduct or crimes to blind superstition served to warn against heterodox beliefs threatening public order.

INTENT TAGS: #attribution #investigation #rationalizing #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
鬼神之说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tales of ghosts and spirits / superstitions

A literary four-character expression used in formal contexts to dismiss supernatural beliefs.

误信 SPOKEN CHUNK

mistakenly believe / be duped by

A compact written or formal spoken compound meaning to place misplaced faith in something.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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