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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2 (13:39) HSK 4
nú bì lái shì dāng niú zuò mǎ

奴婢来世当牛做马

“I would gladly serve Your Highness”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2
TIMECODE: 13:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiú niáng niáng kuān shù nú bì zài gōng wài de jiā rén

求娘娘宽恕奴婢在宫外的家人

“show mercy to my family outside the palace.”

nú bì lái shì dāng niú zuò mǎ CURRENT FOCUS

奴婢来世 当牛做马

“I would gladly serve Your Highness”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dìng wèi niáng niáng jìn zhōng

定为娘娘尽忠

“with absolute loyalty, even in another life.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEDGING LOYALTY
Tone: SUPPLICATING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Buddhist Karmic Debt and Repayment

The concept of serving as a beast of burden in the next life reflects karmic repayment, representing the ultimate promise of gratitude when one has nothing left in this life.

INTENT TAGS: #supplication #loyalty_pledge #gratitude #begging_mercy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当牛做马 SPOKEN CHUNK

to work like a horse; to toil as a beast of burden

An idiomatic expression used to pledge extreme, self-sacrificing devotion or repay deep gratitude.

来世 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the next life; reincarnation

Used in traditional contexts or emotional vows to promise devotion beyond mortality.

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