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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E18 (38:30) HSK 2
jīn wǎn jiù bù láo fán mù yáng hóu le

今晚 就不劳烦穆阳侯了

“You don't have to interfere.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 38:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shèng shàng yǐ jiāng cǐ àn jiāo yóu jīng zhào fǔ shěn chá

圣上已将此案交由京兆府审查

“His Majesty has tasked me with its investigation.”

jīn wǎn jiù bù láo fán mù yáng hóu le CURRENT FOCUS

今晚 就 不劳烦 穆阳侯了

“You don't have to interfere.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn hóu zì huì zòu míng shèng shàng tài hòu

本侯自会奏明圣上 太后

“I'll report to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off, this case is none of your business anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Exclusion (Keqi Dismissal)

In Chinese bureaucratic interactions, expressing concern about overworking another official is a standard polite veneer for stripping their authority or removing them from jurisdiction.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #boundary_setting #power_play #feigned_politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
劳烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

to trouble (someone); to bother

An honorific polite term used in formal registers to acknowledge demanding effort from another person.

就不劳烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is no need to trouble

A polite bureaucratic formula frequently used to reject assistance or deliberately exclude someone from a task.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly decided state of affairs, finalizing the dismissal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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