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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (25:06) HSK 4
nán zhào jì yú jiāo zhōu zhī xīn bù sǐ

南赵觊觎交州之心不死

“Nanzhao has never abandoned its designs on Jiaozhou.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 25:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chén míng bái

臣明白

“I understand.”

nán zhào jì yú jiāo zhōu zhī xīn bù sǐ CURRENT FOCUS

南赵 觊觎 交州 之心不死

“Nanzhao has never abandoned its designs on Jiaozhou.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiū qí gēn běn yuán yīn

究其根本原因

“At the root of it,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ANALYZING SITUATION
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They will never give up trying to seize our territory, so do not let your guard down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Geopolitical Defense Mindset

In traditional Chinese historiography and statecraft, bordering rival factions are constantly framed as covetous neighbors whose ambitions require eternal vigilance.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #threat_assessment #political_analysis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
觊觎 SPOKEN CHUNK

to covet; to cast a greedy eye on

A literary term used to describe wrongful or aggressive desire for someone else's territory, power, or possessions.

之心不死 SPOKEN CHUNK

never giving up on one's evil or illicit ambition

Often paired with negative designs or ambitions (e.g., 贼心不死) to indicate relentless malicious intent.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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