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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E33 (21:56) HSK 1
wáng yé nà qín shì lǎo dà bù xiǎo de rén le

王爷 那秦氏老大不小的人了

“Your Highness, that Qin woman should know better at her age.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 21:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diàn xià qiú nín jiù jiù qín niáng zǐ qín niáng zǐ yào xiǎo chǎn le

殿下 求您救救秦娘子 秦娘子要小产了

“Your Highness, please save Madam Qin. Madam Qin is having a miscarriage!”

wáng yé nà qín shì lǎo dà bù xiǎo de rén le CURRENT FOCUS

王爷 那秦氏 老大不小 的人了

“Your Highness, that Qin woman should know better at her age.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huái zhe shēn yùn hái fēi yào qù shuǐ biān wán shuǎ

怀着身孕还非要去水边玩耍

“She insisted on playing by the water while pregnant.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SHIFTING BLAME
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She brought this disaster upon herself by acting childishly, so do not hold me accountable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Preservation via Shifting Blame

In aristocratic internal conflicts, pre-emptively framing another party as inherently reckless is a classic tactic to ward off punishment from the household master.

INTENT TAGS: #blame_shifting #criticism #self_defense #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
老大不小 SPOKEN CHUNK

no longer a child; well past childhood

A common colloquial idiom used to reprimand adults for acting childishly or irresponsibly.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed change of state, highlighting that she has already grown up and should act accordingly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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