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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E9 (33:28) HSK 7
tài fù shuō dé zài lǐ gào cí

太傅说得在理 告辞

“You've got a point there, Mr. Deng. Farewell.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 33:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu yí gè zhǎng gōng zhǔ wèi nǐ chēng yāo a

“the Grand Princess will stand by you.”

tài fù shuō dé zài lǐ gào cí CURRENT FOCUS

太傅 说得在理 告辞

“You've got a point there, Mr. Deng. Farewell.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ā táng děng děng wǒ

阿棠 等等我

“Tang, wait for me.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ABRUPT DEPARTURE
Tone: FORMAL
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't want to discuss this sensitive topic any further, so I'm leaving right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Leave-taking as an Evasive Maneuver

In hierarchical or sensitive Chinese dialogues, abruptly using formal exit formulas like '告辞' allows a speaker to evade dangerous political commitments without committing an outright breach of etiquette.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #departure #polite_exit #termination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说得在理 SPOKEN CHUNK

what you say makes sense / is reasonable

A respectful way in spoken or formal Chinese to concede an argument or validate someone's advice.

告辞 SPOKEN CHUNK

I take my leave / farewell

A traditional, formal formula used when parting ways, frequently heard in historical or period dramas.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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