《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E8 (03:16)
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cǐ huà zěn jiǎng
此话怎讲
“what do you mean?”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E8
TIMECODE: 03:16
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jiāng xiōng
江兄
“Jiang,”
cǐ huà zěn jiǎng
CURRENT FOCUS
此话怎讲
“what do you mean?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shì a
是啊
“Yes.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone:
INQUISITIVE
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Period Drama Colloquialisms (Gu Zhuang Bai)
Historical dramas blend classical Chinese (wenyan) with vernacular Chinese, using stock queries like '此话怎讲' to maintain an antique, cultured ambiance.
INTENT TAGS:
#clarification
#inquiry
#probing
#formal_question
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
此话怎讲
SPOKEN CHUNK
What do you mean by that?; How so?
A classical, formal set phrase often used in period dramas to politely prompt someone to clarify what they just said.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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