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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25 (20:00) HSK 5
dōu shì jiàn lì zài shī shān xuè hǎi zhī shàng

都是建立在尸山血海之上

“has always been built on blood and dead bodies.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25
TIMECODE: 20:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì gǔ wáng zuò

自古王座

“The throne”

dōu shì jiàn lì zài shī shān xuè hǎi zhī shàng CURRENT FOCUS

都是建立在尸山血海之上

“has always been built on blood and dead bodies.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yào huó

他要活

“If he wants to survive,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PHILOSOPHICAL STATEMENT
Tone: SOLEMN AND CALLOUS
Emotion: COLDNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not be naive; sovereign power requires ruthless slaughter.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dynastic Machiavellianism

Reflects the traditional Chinese view of dynastic consolidation, where enthronement is perceived as inherently cruel and paved by massive sacrifice.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #political_cynicism #warning #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
尸山血海 SPOKEN CHUNK

mountains of corpses and seas of blood; extreme carnage

A vivid four-character idiom used in historical or dramatic contexts to describe massive casualties or violent warfare.

建立在...之上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be built or founded upon...

A highly common grammatical structure used to identify the basis or foundation of an institution, idea, or system.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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