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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E14 (34:35) HSK 6
dàn shì dú zhōng guī shì dú

但是毒终归是毒

“But poison is still poison.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E14
TIMECODE: 34:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dǐ kàng yào xìng de zuò yòng

抵抗药性的作用

“the poison's effect.”

dàn shì dú zhōng guī shì dú CURRENT FOCUS

但是 毒 终归是 毒

“But poison is still poison.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jī shǎo chéng duō cháng cǐ yǐ wǎng

“Taken over time,”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: ISSUING WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Toxicity in Traditional Chinese Medicine

TCM balances the principle of 'using poison to cure poison' (以毒攻毒) with the sober awareness that accumulated toxins cause irreversible harm over time.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #clarification #refutation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
终归是 SPOKEN CHUNK

ultimately is; after all is

Used to bring an argument back to an incontrovertible core truth despite mitigating factors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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