MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (06:33) HSK 7
zhēn shì zì tóu luó wǎng

真是自投罗网

“They walked straight into the trap.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 06:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men zì jǐ yòu yàn qǐ lái le

“they'd start examining it again themselves?”

zhēn shì zì tóu luó wǎng CURRENT FOCUS

真是 自投罗网

“They walked straight into the trap.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge shì dà wáng zi fēi sòng lái de

这个是大王子妃送来的

“This was sent by the Eldest Prince's consort.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING BLUNDER
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Blunders in Power Struggles

In Chinese narrative traditions, adversaries who mistakenly expose their own guilt are viewed with contempt for their lack of foresight.

INTENT TAGS: #ridicule #gloating #strategic_assessment
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自投罗网 SPOKEN CHUNK

to walk right into a trap; to deliver oneself to the enemy

A common idiom used when someone foolishly exposes themselves to danger or punishment without external coercion.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (06:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus