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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2 (30:05) HSK 7
fēn míng shì hòu gōng de sī kù

分明是后宫的私库

“It is clearly a private treasury of the inner palace.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2
TIMECODE: 30:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè nǎ shì sī zhái ya

“This is no private residence.”

fēn míng shì hòu gōng de sī kù CURRENT FOCUS

分明是 后宫 的 私库

“It is clearly a private treasury of the inner palace.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ qù bǐng bào wáng yé

我去禀报王爷

“I will report this to the Prince. This case cannot be closed.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: IDENTIFYING EVIDENCE
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ASTONISHMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is not ordinary wealth; this ties straight back to the inner palace, which makes it far more dangerous and urgent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Inner Court vs. Outer Court (Hougong & Qianting)

In imperial China, the emperor's women were forbidden from meddling in external governance, and outside officials could not interfere with the inner palace. An illicit harem treasury outside the palace represents a severe breach of dynastic protocol.

INTENT TAGS: #revelation #pointing_out_truth #urgency #escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
分明是 SPOKEN CHUNK

clearly is; obviously is; unmistakably

Used to emphasize an unmistakable truth or reveal reality when correcting an erroneous assumption.

后宫 SPOKEN CHUNK

the imperial harem; the inner palace

Refers to the quarters and administration of imperial consorts and concubines in dynastic China.

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1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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