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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E9 (28:28) HSK 7
nǐ men chī wěn dà rén hái pà rén xià dú ?

你们螭吻大人还怕人下毒?

“Why would he worry about others poisoning him?”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yǒu lóng cái néng shā sǐ lóng

“only a dragon can kill a dragon.”

nǐ men chī wěn dà rén hái pà rén xià dú ? CURRENT FOCUS

你们螭吻大人 还怕 人 下毒 ?

“Why would he worry about others poisoning him?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiù suàn bù sǐ zhòng dú yě nán shòu ba

那就算不死 中毒也难受吧

“Even if the poison wouldn't kill him, it would still feel awful.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“For such a supposedly mighty being, being scared of poison is ridiculous.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Invulnerability vs. Human Flaw

In traditional Chinese mythological hierarchies, divine beings like dragons are theoretically supreme, so showing mundane fears like poison exposes an ironical vulnerability.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #mockery #provocation #probing_weakness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
下毒 SPOKEN CHUNK

administer poison / poison someone

A standard verb-object collocation used in crime, historical, or wuxia contexts for intentional poisoning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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