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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E14 (06:42) HSK 7
yòu zěn huì rě dé fēng bō sì qǐ

又怎会惹得风波四起

“by investigating them.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E14
TIMECODE: 06:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà sān fǎ sī diào chá cǐ àn

那三法司调查此案

“we would not have caused such turmoil”

yòu zěn huì rě dé fēng bō sì qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

又怎会 惹 得 风波四起

“by investigating them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú jīn de qíng xíng qià qià shuō míng cǐ hòu

如今的情形恰恰说明此后

“What we see now proves the opposite.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: RHETORICAL QUESTIONING
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If everything was above board, things wouldn't be spiraling out of control like this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning in Political Discourse

In classical and historical Chinese rhetoric, starting with '又怎会' (how could it be that...) serves as an assertive pushback to cast doubt without making an overt direct accusation.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #skepticism #rhetorical_question #argumentation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
惹得 SPOKEN CHUNK

provoke; cause (usually an undesirable outcome)

Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to link an action to an unintended negative emotional or social consequence.

风波四起 SPOKEN CHUNK

troubles and controversies arising on all sides

A vivid four-character idiom suitable for describing widespread public scandal, political unrest, or dispute.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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