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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E11 (05:00) HSK 3
kě jiù shōu bù huí le

可就收不回了

“can't be unsaid.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 05:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tài fù yǒu xiē huà shuō chū kǒu

太傅 有些话说出口

“Mr. Deng, what's said”

kě jiù shōu bù huí le CURRENT FOCUS

可就 收不回了

“can't be unsaid.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè dà rén hé bì jǐn zhāng ya ?

“Mr. Xie, don't be nervous.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ISSUING A WARNING
Tone: THREATENING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Think twice before you say something treasonous that you will regret forever.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Spoken Words and Political Ruin

Reflecting the Chinese proverb 'A word once spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses' (一言既出,驷马难追), court officials frequently warn each other of fatal slips of the tongue.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #threat #caution #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
收不回 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot be retracted; cannot be taken back

Commonly used with speech, promises, or spilled water to stress the irreversibility of an action.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an imminent change of state and emphasizes finality, signaling that the consequence would be irreversible.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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