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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (03:31) HSK 7
qiān lǐ zhī dī huǐ yú yǐ xué

千里之堤毁于蚁穴

“A thousand-mile dike can collapse because of an ant hole.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 03:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jǐn yú shuō dé méi cuò

瑾瑜说得没错

“Jinyu is right.”

qiān lǐ zhī dī huǐ yú yǐ xué CURRENT FOCUS

千里之堤毁于蚁穴

“A thousand-mile dike can collapse because of an ant hole.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zhèn tài guò shū hū

“It was my negligence.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: STATING APHORISM
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I should have paid attention to the minor flaws before they turned into a total disaster.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Self-Reflection (Zixing)

Enlightened rulers in imperial tradition were expected to cite classical maxims to acknowledge oversight and prevent systemic collapse.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #admitting_fault #philosophical_reflection #moralizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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千里之堤毁于蚁穴 SPOKEN CHUNK

a slight negligence may lead to great catastrophe

A classical idiom from Han Feizi used to warn against ignoring small details or early signs of corruption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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