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《The Heir》 S1·E26 (25:20) HSK 3
dà rén dà rén yǒu suǒ bù zhī

大人 大人有所不知

“My Lord. My Lord, you might not know,”

《The Heir》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 25:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qǐng

请

“Please.”

dà rén dà rén yǒu suǒ bù zhī CURRENT FOCUS

大人 大人 有所不知

“My Lord. My Lord, you might not know,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men zhì mò yǒu yī guī jǔ zhì mò zhòng dì xián rén bù kě qīng jìn

我们制墨有一规矩 制墨重地 闲人不可轻进

“but we have a rule in ink-making. The ink-making area is important, so no unrelated personnel are allowed inside.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please stop right there; even with your high status, you are not supposed to walk in.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Subordinate Hedging

Phrases like '有所不知' allow subordinates to correct or stop superiors while preserving the superior's dignity and omniscience.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_refusal #hedging #deference #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有所不知 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is something you might not know

A polite formula used to explain a constraint or refusal to a superior without sounding disrespectful.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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