《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3 (18:36)
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shí jǐ suì yě bù xiǎo le
十几岁也不小了
“A boy of his age isn't young anymore.”
《The First Jasmine》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 18:36
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
tā cái shí jǐ suì zhèng shì shù fà wèi liǎn zhì sháo guāng zhèng chěng wán de shí hòu
他才十几岁 正是束发未敛稚 韶光正骋顽的时候
“He's barely reached adulthood, still immature, impulsive, and naughty.”
shí jǐ suì yě bù xiǎo le
CURRENT FOCUS
十几岁 也不 小了
“A boy of his age isn't young anymore.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zài guò jǐ nián biàn shì gāi qīn zhèng le ya
再过几年便是该亲政了呀
“Soon, he'll reign the nation.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
REBUTTAL
Tone:
SKEPTICAL
Emotion:
DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop treating him like a harmless child; he is old enough to take power.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Coming of Age and Direct Rule (亲政)
In imperial tradition, young rulers were expected to assume independent imperial governance around mid-to-late adolescence, making age a sensitive political trigger.
INTENT TAGS:
#countering
#downplaying_youth
#political_framing
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
十几岁
SPOKEN CHUNK
in one's teens / teenage
A common colloquial way to refer to the teenage years.
也不小了
SPOKEN CHUNK
not young anymore
Used to rebuke someone for acting childish or to assert that someone is mature enough for adult responsibility.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Signifies a change of status or the arrival of a developmental milestone.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3 (18:36) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus