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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (35:57) HSK 4
yào shí wú yī

药石无医

“prison beyond saving.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 35:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù méi tīng shuō guò lái sān fǎ sī yù láo zǒu yī tàng

“You don't walk out of the Three Judicial Offices'”

yào shí wú yī CURRENT FOCUS

药石无医

“prison beyond saving.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào a

没想到啊

“I never expected this.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EMPHASIZING IMPOSSIBILITY
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: ASTONISHMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Medicine Idioms (Yaoshi)

'Yao' refers to herbal medicines and 'shi' refers to ancient stone acupuncture needles, traditionally symbolizing all available medical remedies.

INTENT TAGS: #fatalism #hopelessness #emphasis #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
药石无医 SPOKEN CHUNK

incurable; beyond medical help; hopeless

A classical four-character idiom used in literary or formal contexts to describe an incurable terminal condition or an unrecoverable situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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