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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (20:15) HSK 2
wài chén quán rán bù zhī qíng a bì xià

外臣全然不知情啊陛下

“I knew nothing of it, Your Majesty.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 20:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì èr wáng zǐ zhǐ shǐ de zhè yī qiè

“Everything was ordered by Second Prince.”

wài chén quán rán bù zhī qíng a bì xià CURRENT FOCUS

外臣 全然不知情啊 陛下

“I knew nothing of it, Your Majesty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhī qíng bù zhī qíng

知情不知情

“Whether you knew or not,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FEIGNING IGNORANCE
Tone: IMPLORING
Emotion: TERROR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was kept entirely in the dark, don't execute me for someone else's plotting!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guilt by Association (Lianzuo)

Under ancient imperial law, ignorance was often the only defense against being executed along with treasonous conspirators.

INTENT TAGS: #exoneration #pleading #feigning_ignorance #fear
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
全然不知情 SPOKEN CHUNK

completely kept in the dark; entirely unaware

A strong emphatic phrase used in formal or serious settings to declare utter ignorance of an event.

陛下 SPOKEN CHUNK

Your Majesty

The formal imperial address reserved exclusively for monarchs and emperors in Chinese history.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Intensifies the urgency, distress, and pleading emotional weight of the address.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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