《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E18 (31:20)
HSK 1
mò yào dǎ cǎo jīng shé
莫要打草惊蛇
“Do not alert him.”
《Ashes to Crown》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 31:20
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xiān tīng zhe
先听着
“Let us wait and see.”
mò yào dǎ cǎo jīng shé
CURRENT FOCUS
莫要 打草惊蛇
“Do not alert him.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shì
是
“Understood.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone:
CAUTIOUS
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Restraint (韬光养晦)
Classical Chinese strategy heavily emphasizes patience and gathering intel quietly before striking, rather than taking premature action.
INTENT TAGS:
#caution
#command
#covert_action
#prevention
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
莫要
SPOKEN CHUNK
do not; must not
A classical, literary equivalent of '不要' or '别', commonly used in period dramas or formal rhetorical speech.
打草惊蛇
SPOKEN CHUNK
to act rashly and alert the enemy; stir the grass and startle the snake
A frequent idiomatic warning used when planning strategic actions without revealing one's presence.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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