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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (40:55) HSK 6
jī hū kě yǐ bù fèi yī bīng yī zú

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“He can take the Capital without spilling a drop of blood.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 40:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nì zhī zé shāng shùn zhī zé lì

逆之则伤 顺之则利

“Fight it and you suffer. Ride it and you prevail.”

jī hū kě yǐ bù fèi yī bīng yī zú CURRENT FOCUS

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“He can take the Capital without spilling a drop of blood.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù zhí qǔ chǔ dōu

就直取楚都

“He can take the Capital without spilling a drop of blood.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ASSESSING STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Winning Without Fighting (Sunzi's Art of War)

Classical Chinese military philosophy places the highest value on subduing the enemy without battle (不战而屈人之兵), making bloodless victories the pinnacle of strategy.

INTENT TAGS: #strategic_assessment #military_tactics #expressing_confidence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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without expending a single soldier; bloodlessly

A common four-character idiom used to describe achieving a massive victory or goal effortlessly and without casualties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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