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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E35 (13:46) HSK 1
tā nà xiē zuì míng dōu shì zǐ xū wū yǒu

他那些罪名都是子虚乌有

“The charges he made up are completely baseless.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 13:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé huàn wú cí a

何患无辞啊

“he can always find an excuse.”

tā nà xiē zuì míng dōu shì zǐ xū wū yǒu CURRENT FOCUS

他 那 些罪名 都 是 子虚乌有

“The charges he made up are completely baseless.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào wǒ jué zhe ya

要我觉着呀

“I think”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Framing and Justifying Blame

Combined with the prior classical idiom '欲加之罪,何患无辞' (if you want to frame someone, excuses are easy to find), this phrase directly challenges political or institutional scapegoating.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #defense #exoneration #righteousness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
子虚乌有 SPOKEN CHUNK

pure fabrication; completely groundless; made up out of thin air

A literary idiom widely used in formal and spoken arguments to dismiss allegations or rumors as non-existent.

罪名 SPOKEN CHUNK

charge; accusation; criminal offense

Refers literally to legal charges, but colloquially applies to blame or alleged faults.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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