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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (37:19) HSK 4
- sǐ ér hòu yǐ - sǐ ér hòu yǐ

- 死而后已 - 死而后已

“- in service to Your Majesty - in service to Your Majesty”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 37:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - chén děng bì dāng jū gōng jìn cuì - chén děng bì dāng jū gōng jìn cuì
- 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁 - 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁 →

“- We shall give our last breath - We shall give our last breath”

- sǐ ér hòu yǐ - sǐ ér hòu yǐ CURRENT FOCUS

- 死而后已 - 死而后已

“- in service to Your Majesty - in service to Your Majesty”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN - yǔ bì xià 、 yǔ dà chǔ tóng zài - yǔ bì xià 、 yǔ dà chǔ tóng zài

- 与陛下、与大楚同在 - 与陛下、与大楚同在

“- in service to Your Majesty - in service to Your Majesty - and the State of Chu. - and the State of Chu.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEDGING LOYALTY
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: LOYALTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Loyal Minister Creed (鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已)

Derived from Zhuge Liang's Chu Shi Biao, this phrase embodies the Confucian ideal of selfless devotion of a minister to the monarch and state.

INTENT TAGS: #loyalty #vow #solemn_pledge #allegiance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
死而后已 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give one's all until death; to stop only at death

A high-register classical idiom famously paired with '鞠躬尽瘁' to express total devotion and selfless duty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
死而后已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ
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死而后已
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死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ

“even unto death.”

鞠躬尽瘁 死而后已
《翘楚》
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鞠躬尽瘁 死而后已
jū gōng jìn cuì sǐ ér hòu yǐ

“to the State of Chu, to my last breath.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (37:19) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus