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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E2 (08:43) HSK 7
dà fū rén zuó yè shòu le fēng hán shēn zi bù shuǎng lì

大夫人昨夜受了风寒 身子不爽利

“Ms. Wen caught a chill last night and is unwell.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 08:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǐng wáng fēi

禀王妃

“Your Highness,”

dà fū rén zuó yè shòu le fēng hán shēn zi bù shuǎng lì CURRENT FOCUS

大夫人昨夜 受了风寒 身子 不爽利

“Ms. Wen caught a chill last night and is unwell.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn rì jiù bù néng lái jiàn nín le

今日就不能来见您了

“She won't be able to see you today.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXCUSE MAKING
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She does not want to see you, so do not expect her to show up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tactful Refusal via Feigned Illness (称疾)

Feigning mild physical indisposition is a classic, polite face-saving strategy in Chinese culture to avoid an unwanted encounter without open defiance.

INTENT TAGS: #excuse #face_saving #polite_avoidance #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
受了风寒 SPOKEN CHUNK

caught a cold / chill

Traditional Chinese medicine phrasing commonly used in period dramas for mild illness.

不爽利 SPOKEN CHUNK

unwell / indisposed

A classical and regional expression used to describe physical discomfort or sluggishness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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