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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (08:16) HSK 6
hái wàng gū niáng bú yào jiàn guài

还望姑娘不要见怪

“We hope you won't take offense.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 08:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo de yě shì fèng mìng xíng shì

“We're just following orders.”

hái wàng gū niáng bú yào jiàn guài CURRENT FOCUS

还望姑娘 不要见怪

“We hope you won't take offense.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo nǐ gè lǎo qián pó wǒ

“You old hag! I...”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING FOR TOLERANCE
Tone: PLACATING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not direct your rage at me; I am merely doing what I was told.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deference and Blame Shifting

In hierarchical societies, subordinates routinely invoke their lack of agency ('acting on orders') paired with polite formulas to avoid retaliatory punishment from higher-status individuals.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #polite_request #deflection #self_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还望 SPOKEN CHUNK

sincerely hope / request that

A formal, polite connective used to express a deferential request or plea to an interlocutor.

见怪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take offense / to blame

Commonly used in polite negative formulas such as 'do not take offense' to soften awkward or inconvenient actions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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