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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (12:08) HSK 5
dōu néng yǐ nán nǚ dà fáng zhè zhǒng wú jī de lǐ yóu

都能以男女大防这种无稽的理由

“anyone could invoke such groundless notions of gender propriety”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 12:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà rì hòu qǐ fēi suǒ yǒu rén

那日后岂非所有人

“would it not mean that, in the future,”

dōu néng yǐ nán nǚ dà fáng zhè zhǒng wú jī de lǐ yóu CURRENT FOCUS

都能以 男女大防 这种 无稽 的理由

“anyone could invoke such groundless notions of gender propriety”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fēi yì tā

非议她

“to cast doubt upon her?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING MORAL OUTRAGE
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Using traditional gender etiquette as an excuse to attack her is completely ridiculous and unacceptable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nan Nv Da Fang (Traditional Gender Demarcation)

In imperial China, strict decorum forbade improper association between unrelated men and women; critics often weaponized this moral norm to suppress independent women.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuttal #defense #indignation #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
男女大防 SPOKEN CHUNK

strict separation of the sexes; traditional gender propriety

A historical cultural term referring to rigid Confucian boundaries dictating interaction between men and women.

无稽的理由 SPOKEN CHUNK

absurd and unfounded excuse / pretext

Use '无稽' to strongly dismiss an allegation or reason as baseless nonsense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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