《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (28:11)
HSK 7
tā zài wàng chéng shī lì dìng yě bú huì shàn bà gān xiū
他在望城失利 定也不会善罢甘休
“Since Xiao suffered a setback in Wangcheng, he will certainly not let the matter rest.”
《Ashes to Crown》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 28:11
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
ér qiě tā hái yǒu xiāo xún zhè tiáo hòu lù
“Moreover, he still has Xiao Xun as a fallback plan.”
tā zài wàng chéng shī lì dìng yě bú huì shàn bà gān xiū
CURRENT FOCUS
他在望城失利 定 也不会 善罢甘休
“Since Xiao suffered a setback in Wangcheng, he will certainly not let the matter rest.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
hòu lù ？
后路？
“A fallback plan?”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
Tone:
RESOLUTE
Emotion:
VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not lower your guard; his defeat makes him even more dangerous.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Foresight (未雨绸缪)
In Chinese military and court culture, anticipating that a defeated rival will retaliate is essential for strategic survival.
INTENT TAGS:
#warning
#assessment
#predicting
#caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
善罢甘休
SPOKEN CHUNK
to let the matter drop easily
Almost always used in the negative form (不/决不善罢甘休) to denote that someone will not let things rest until they get revenge.
定也
SPOKEN CHUNK
definitely also / bound to
A formal, slightly literary connective expressing strong certainty about a subsequent outcome.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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