《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E16 (34:31)
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wǒ fāng cái yī shí kǒu bù zé yán
我方才一时口不择言
“I spoke without thinking just now.”
《Unveil: Jadewind》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 34:31
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zú gòu nǐ zài nèi yè jú dà yù dūn shàng yī bèi zi
“That's enough to rot in our prison for the rest of your life.”
wǒ fāng cái yī shí kǒu bù zé yán
CURRENT FOCUS
我方才一时 口不择言
“I spoke without thinking just now.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
rú guǒ èr wèi yào zhuī jiū cǐ shì qǐng ná chū zhèng jù lái
“If you want to pursue this, then show me proof.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
ADMITTING FAULT TO DEESCALATE
Tone:
CAUTIOUS
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I spoke carelessly, but that alone does not give you grounds to convict me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Minimizing Guilt through Verbal Inadvertence (失言免责)
Framing an offensive or subversive remark as a mere 'slip of the tongue' is a classic rhetorical shield in Chinese power dynamics to avert severe treason charges.
INTENT TAGS:
#damage_control
#excusing_oneself
#hedging
#de_escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
口不择言
SPOKEN CHUNK
speaking without thinking / letting slip reckless words
A standard four-character idiom used to apologize or excuse hasty, inappropriate remarks uttered under stress.
一时
SPOKEN CHUNK
in a momentary lapse / for a moment
Placed before an error to emphasize that it was an isolated incident rather than premeditated intent.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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