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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (18:05) HSK 5
zǎo yǐ lòu chéng shāi zi le

早已漏成筛子了

“has long been riddled with holes.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 18:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèn de cháo táng

朕的朝堂

“my court”

zǎo yǐ lòu chéng shāi zi le CURRENT FOCUS

早 已 漏成筛子了

“has long been riddled with holes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāo luó qiān

高罗迁

“Gao Luoqian.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: LAMENTING AND CRITICIZING
Tone: CYNICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My imperial court is completely compromised and riddled with traitors.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphorical Sieve in Power Politics

In Chinese political discourse, describing a system as a sieve denotes an utter breakdown of internal secrecy and trust among factions.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #lamenting #cynicism #exposing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
漏成筛子 SPOKEN CHUNK

riddled with leaks; leaking like a sieve

A vivid colloquial metaphor used to describe an organization, system, or defense that has completely lost its confidentiality or security.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of state and reinforces the speaker's resignation and certainty about the established reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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