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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25 (24:48) HSK 4
shì tā ràng běn wáng zhè bān gào sù nǐ de

是她让本王这般告诉你的

“She asked me to say that to you.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25
TIMECODE: 24:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shēng mǔ zǎo jiù sǐ le ma

我生母早就死了吗

“my biological mother was long dead?”

shì tā ràng běn wáng zhè bān gào sù nǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

是她让本王这般告诉你的

“She asked me to say that to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo xīn tàng

小心烫

“Be careful, it's hot.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFLECTING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE YET SOLEMN
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me for lying to you; I was merely honoring her final wish.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Royal Self-Address (Benwang)

Imperial and royal figures in traditional China used specific self-referential terms like 'benwang' to reinforce social hierarchy and aristocratic authority even during intimate revelations.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #deflecting_blame #clarification #authoritative_disclosure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
本王 SPOKEN CHUNK

this king, this prince (royal self-reference)

Exclusively used by royalty or feudal princes in historical Chinese period dramas to refer to themselves.

这般 SPOKEN CHUNK

in this manner, like this

A literary or classical demonstrative adverb equivalent to modern 'zheyang'.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the agent and circumstances under the cleft 'shi...de' construction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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