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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24 (27:22) HSK 2
nín jiù zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

您就坐山观虎斗

“You can sit back and watch them fight.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24
TIMECODE: 27:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bì liǎng bài jù shāng

必两败俱伤

“both sides will be badly hurt.”

nín jiù zuò shān guān hǔ dòu CURRENT FOCUS

您 就坐 山观虎斗

“You can sit back and watch them fight.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN děng tā liǎ dòu dé yuán qì dà shāng de shí hòu

“When they are seriously weakened,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ADVISING
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategem of Exhaustion

Derived from classical Chinese stratagems, this tactic advocates conserving one's own power while manipulating rivals into mutually destructive conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #tactical_advice #scheming #opportunism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
坐山观虎斗 SPOKEN CHUNK

sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight (wait for rivals to exhaust each other)

A classic strategic idiom used when advising someone to stay neutral until opponents deplete their strength.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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