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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (08:56) HSK 7
zì jǐ rén shěn zì jǐ rén àn zi

自己人审自己人案子

“When one's own people judge their own,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 08:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà kěn dìng shì dà táng zhī rén

“then the culprit must be someone of the Great Tang.”

zì jǐ rén shěn zì jǐ rén àn zi CURRENT FOCUS

自己人审自己人案子

“When one's own people judge their own,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng xìn hé zài

诚信何在

“where does fairness lie?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING IMPARTIALITY
Tone: PROVOCATIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot fairly investigate your own colleagues; this is clearly biased.”
💡 Cultural Insight: In-group Bias vs. Justice

Chinese interpersonal dynamics strongly distinguish between 'insiders' (自己人) and 'outsiders' (外人); judicial integrity demands overcoming this deep-seated factional loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #challenging_authority #bias_calling #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自己人 SPOKEN CHUNK

one of us; an insider; a member of the same faction

Very common term indicating in-group status, used here critically to suggest nepotism or bias.

审案子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate or try a case

A spoken collocation for legal trials or interrogations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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