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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E16 (29:48) HSK 7
qiě bù shuō jiǔ biān zàn shí qǐ bù liǎo zhàn shì

且不说九边 暂时起不了战事

“Let's set aside the fact that war is unlikely at the Nine Border Garrisons for now.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 29:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòng shuí dǐng shàng

用谁顶上

“about who could replace him.”

qiě bù shuō jiǔ biān zàn shí qǐ bù liǎo zhàn shì CURRENT FOCUS

且不说 九边 暂时 起不了 战事

“Let's set aside the fact that war is unlikely at the Nine Border Garrisons for now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài guó kù fēng yíng

现在国库丰盈

“The state treasury is abundant now.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ARGUING A POINT
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Nine Frontiers (Jiubian)

Refers to the nine crucial northern military defense garrison towns established during the Ming dynasty to guard against external invasions.

INTENT TAGS: #strategic_analysis #persuasion #framing #counter_argument
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
且不说 SPOKEN CHUNK

not to mention; leaving aside for the moment

A formal discourse marker used in debates or structured reasoning to set aside one point while advancing an even stronger one.

起不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot arise; unable to break out

Potential complement indicating impossibility, here applied to the outbreak of warfare or disputes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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