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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E4 (11:26) HSK 6
zhè tǎ zhōng zhī rén dōu shì qióng xiōng jí è zhī tú

这塔中之人都是穷凶极恶之徒

“Everyone in this tower is a vicious criminal.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 11:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì dǐng zuì

你是顶罪

“You took the blame for her.”

zhè tǎ zhōng zhī rén dōu shì qióng xiōng jí è zhī tú CURRENT FOCUS

这塔中之人 都是 穷凶极恶 之徒

“Everyone in this tower is a vicious criminal.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí zhōng wēi xiǎn nǐ kě zhī

其中危险你可知

“Do you know how dangerous that is?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no idea what terrible danger you are putting yourself into.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Sacrifice and Scapegoating (Dingzui)

Taking the blame or serving prison time for another person (dingzui) is a common dramatic trope in Chinese historical and wuxia fiction, highlighting intense loyalty or familial duty.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #deterrence #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
穷凶极恶 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely vicious and wicked

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe utterly depraved, ferocious, or monstrous people.

之徒 SPOKEN CHUNK

people of a certain sort (often derogatory)

A classical/literary suffix used in spoken Chinese to categorize a group of dishonorable or undesirable individuals.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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