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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (13:02) HSK 6
yě tǔ bù chū yí gè zì de yìng gǔ tou jìn er a

也吐不出一个字的硬骨头劲儿啊

“and you still would not utter a single word.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 13:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù nǐ zhè liǎng tiān liǎng yè bù shuì jiào

“Two days and two nights without sleep,”

yě tǔ bù chū yí gè zì de yìng gǔ tou jìn er a CURRENT FOCUS

也吐 不出 一个字的 硬骨头劲儿 啊

“and you still would not utter a single word.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù bú shì zhōu hàn

就不是周翰

“That alone means you are not Zhou Han.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DESCRIBING STUBBORNNESS
Tone: EMPHATIC
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ying Gu Tou (Backbone of Steel)

Reflects the traditional Chinese praise for unwavering moral spine and physical endurance under interrogation or adversity.

INTENT TAGS: #defiance #stubbornness #characterization #emphasis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
硬骨头 SPOKEN CHUNK

tough customer; unyielding person

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to someone who possesses immense resilience or refuses to break under pressure.

吐不出一个字 SPOKEN CHUNK

not utter a single word; refuse to speak

A vivid colloquial idiom describing absolute silence or refusal to leak secrets.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the exclamation and conveys strong feeling regarding the subject's defiance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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