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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25 (35:17) HSK 6
yuán běn shí ná jiǔ wěn

原本十拿九稳

“Nothing was supposed to go wrong.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E25
TIMECODE: 35:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gōng zhàn jiāo zhōu

攻占交州

“and Jiaozhou could be taken.”

yuán běn shí ná jiǔ wěn CURRENT FOCUS

原本十拿九稳

“Nothing was supposed to go wrong.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn wáng liú nǐ men hé yòng

“Why do I still need the two of you alive?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EMPHASIZING CERTAINTY TO CONDEMN FAILURE
Tone: CONDEMNING
Emotion: FURY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It was impossible to mess this up, yet you still managed to fail.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Probability in Decision-Making

Classical idioms like '十拿九稳' emphasize near-certain outcomes; failing such a task carries intense shame and disciplinary consequences in Chinese hierarchical organizations.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #condemnation #highlighting_incompetence #fury
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
十拿九稳 SPOKEN CHUNK

practically certain; practically a sure thing

A common idiom describing an endeavor that has a 90% or higher probability of success.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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