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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E33 (23:29) HSK 6
què yīn nǐ de sī xīn zuò suì

却因你的私心作祟

“yet because of your selfish motives,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 23:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà fán dū wèi jūn shì yú tú bīng shū shàng qiě bù shí

那樊都尉军事舆图兵书尚且不识

“That Commandant Fan cannot even read military maps or treatises,”

què yīn nǐ de sī xīn zuò suì CURRENT FOCUS

却因你的 私心 作祟

“yet because of your selfish motives,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng wéi le jì zhōu fǔ dū jūn yī yuán

成为了霁州府督军一员

“she became an Army Supervisor in Jizhou Prefecture.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Public Duty vs. Private Favor (Gong vs. Si)

In Confucian governance, allowing private bias (si) to interfere with public meritocracy (gong) is considered an egregious moral and administrative failing.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #blame #reproach #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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私心作祟 SPOKEN CHUNK

selfish motives at work; personal bias causing trouble

A formal literary idiom describing how corrupt personal interests ruin a fair or objective process.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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