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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24 (23:37) HSK 7
suī rán shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de dà táng bǎi xìng

虽然是土生土长的大唐百姓

“Chief Luo, though you were born and raised a Great Tang commoner,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24
TIMECODE: 23:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN luó dāng jiā

罗当家

“Chief Luo, though you were born and raised a Great Tang commoner,”

suī rán shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de dà táng bǎi xìng CURRENT FOCUS

虽然 是 土生土长 的 大唐 百姓

“Chief Luo, though you were born and raised a Great Tang commoner,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn dào dǐ shì jiāng hú rén shì

但到底是江湖人士

“you are still a martial world figure.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONCEDING A POINT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not let their local citizenship fool you; they follow their own underworld rules.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Jianghu vs. Imperial Court

In traditional Chinese culture, underworld martial figures (Jianghu) operate outside orthodox imperial laws, requiring special handling even if they are technically imperial subjects.

INTENT TAGS: #qualification #concession #contextualizing #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
土生土长 SPOKEN CHUNK

indigenous; born and raised locally

A very common four-character idiom used to describe someone who grew up in the exact place being discussed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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