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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (05:53) HSK 7
nǐ xiàn zài shì yǐ nán zhào zhèng shǐ zhī shēn kāi kǒu

你现在是以南赵正使之身开口

“Are you speaking now as the chief envoy of Nanzhao,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 05:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN èr wáng zǐ

二王子

“Second Prince.”

nǐ xiàn zài shì yǐ nán zhào zhèng shǐ zhī shēn kāi kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

你现在 是 以 南赵正使 之身开口

“Are you speaking now as the chief envoy of Nanzhao,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì wǒ sān fǎ sī de yī yuán

“or as a member of the Three Judicial Offices?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEMANDING CLARIFICATION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Decide who you are working for before you dare say another word to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Identity in Imperial Governance

In traditional court hierarchy, an official's explicit role determined protocol, jurisdictional authority, and loyalty expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #demanding_allegiance #role_clarification #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以……之身 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the capacity/identity of...

A formal and literary pattern used to emphasize someone's official role or societal standing.

开口 SPOKEN CHUNK

to speak up; to voice an opinion

Commonly used when someone begins to state a stance or request.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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