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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (36:15) HSK 1
zhì zhě qiān lǜ hái bì yǒu yī shī

智者千虑还必有一失

“Even the wise are not always free from error.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 36:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù dé chèn jī xíng luàn

不得趁机行乱

“they would surely take advantage of the chaos.”

zhì zhě qiān lǜ hái bì yǒu yī shī CURRENT FOCUS

智者千虑还必有一失

“Even the wise are not always free from error.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà gē duì zhèn xiè zhēng yǐ jīng jìn lì le

“Yuanhuai already did his best against Xie Zheng.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING OTHERS
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: EMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame him; anyone can make a miscalculation, and he did his absolute best.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chengyu as Face-Saving Rhetoric

Invoking classical idioms like '智者千虑,必有一失' elevates the discussion to philosophical inevitability, thereby preserving the dignity and face of the defeated party.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #excusing #rationalizing #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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智者千虑 SPOKEN CHUNK

even a wise person thinking deeply a thousand times

The first half of the renowned idiom '智者千虑,必有一失', used to show that no human is infallible.

必有一失 SPOKEN CHUNK

bound to have at least one slip or oversight

Used to counsel leniency or explain why a capable person suffered an unexpected defeat.

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