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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (03:35) HSK 4
hóu yé cóng lái bù xìn zhè zhǒng xuán hū de dōng xī

侯爷从来不信这种玄乎的东西

“His Lordship never believes in such superstition.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 03:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù zhì hài zhǔ a

不致害主啊

“so it won't harm its master.”

hóu yé cóng lái bù xìn zhè zhǒng xuán hū de dōng xī CURRENT FOCUS

侯爷从来 不信 这种玄乎的东西

“His Lordship never believes in such superstition.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yòng shén me xuè

用什么血

“What kind of blood?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DISMISSING SUPERSTITION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Drop this superstitious nonsense; the master will never buy it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confucian Rationalism vs. Folk Sorcery

Traditional elites and statesmen often prided themselves on Confucian rationality, outwardly dismissing folk witchcraft, blood sorcery, or occultism ('玄术/巫蛊') as dangerous delusions.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #warning #skepticism #invoking_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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从来不信 SPOKEN CHUNK

has never believed in; never buys into

Emphatically denies ever holding a certain belief or trust.

玄乎 SPOKEN CHUNK

occult, far-fetched, baffling, or dubious

A colloquial yet expressive adjective used to criticize something as suspiciously esoteric or unreliable.

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