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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (20:49) HSK 5
kě tā què zǔ zhǐ le bù rén bú yì zhī shī

可他却阻止了不仁不义之师

“he stopped an unjust army.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 20:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huáng shā màn tiān de sī shā zhī dì

黄沙漫天的厮杀之地

“on a sandy battlefield,”

kě tā què zǔ zhǐ le bù rén bú yì zhī shī CURRENT FOCUS

可他却阻止了 不仁不义 之师

“he stopped an unjust army.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi le tiān xià cāng shēng

为了天下苍生

“For the sake of the common people,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING REPUTATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ren and Yi (Benevolence and Righteousness)

Core Confucian virtues where warfare is judged morally; military action lacking these values is condemned as illegitimate.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #advocacy #moral_judgment #defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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不仁不义 SPOKEN CHUNK

unbenevolent and unrighteous; immoral and devoid of justice

A strong idiomatic critique used to denounce severe moral failing or dishonorable aggression.

之师 SPOKEN CHUNK

army of; military force of

A classical phrasing combined with an adjective phrase to formally describe a military force.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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