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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E6 (01:57) HSK 7
shuō xiǎo chén shōu shòu huì lù zhè shì bù shí zhī yán nǎ

说小臣收受贿赂 这是不实之言哪

“accusing me of taking bribes is simply false!”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 01:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn

但

“But...”

shuō xiǎo chén shōu shòu huì lù zhè shì bù shí zhī yán nǎ CURRENT FOCUS

说小臣 收受贿赂 这是 不实之言 哪

“accusing me of taking bribes is simply false!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ bù guò xiǎo chén de pái jì lüè hǎo yú cháng rén

只不过小臣的牌技略好于常人

“I’m just better at cards than most,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DENYING ALLEGATION
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did not take bribes; I just won money playing tiles fair and square!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Humble Self-Address in Imperial Bureaucracy

Using self-deprecating titles like '小臣' reinforces the vast power gap between ruler and subject during self-defense.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #self_defense #reframing #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
收受贿赂 SPOKEN CHUNK

to accept bribes

A formal, legal collocation often used in official investigations or court drama.

不实之言 SPOKEN CHUNK

untrue statement / false rumor

A formal four-character idiom useful for ceremoniously rejecting accusations.

Modal Particle「哪」 (na) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the defensive denial while adding an emotional plea for belief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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