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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3 (15:44) HSK 7
chén mèi yú jiān chá bù zhī lǚ chéng dāng nián zhī shì

臣昧于监察 不知吕澄当年之事

“I failed in oversight, ignorant of Lv Cheng's past deeds.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 15:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tài hòu

太后

“Your Majesty.”

chén mèi yú jiān chá bù zhī lǚ chéng dāng nián zhī shì CURRENT FOCUS

臣昧于监察 不知 吕澄当年之事

“I failed in oversight, ignorant of Lv Cheng's past deeds.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wàng tài hòu shù zuì

“I beg your forgiveness.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ADMITTING FAILURE
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was negligent, but I was not plotting against you; please forgive my incompetence.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pleading for Imperial Clemency

In imperial China, admitting a lesser fault of incompetence (being unaware) was often a calculated defense strategy to evade deadly charges of treason or conspiracy.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #confession #mitigation #submission
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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昧于 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be ignorant of / to lack clarity about

A formal literary collocation used in classical or historical registers to acknowledge one's own ignorance or lack of perception.

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