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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10 (22:48) HSK 2
cháng yán shuō dé hǎo

常言说得好

“As the saying goes,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10
TIMECODE: 22:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men jì xù wǎng hòu tīng hǎo bù hǎo a

咱们继续往后听好不好啊

“Shall we keep listening?”

cháng yán shuō dé hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

常言说得好

“As the saying goes,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāo mén zhī zhōng ēn yuàn duō ya

高门之中恩怨多呀

“great households are rife with grudges.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CITING COMMON WISDOM
Tone: ENGAGING
Emotion: ENTHUSIASM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pingshu and Storytelling Openers

Traditional Chinese oral storytellers (Pingshu) frequently use formulaic proverbs to establish authority, build audience rapport, and summarize moral lessons.

INTENT TAGS: #storytelling #proverb #audience_engagement #transition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
常言说得好 SPOKEN CHUNK

as the old saying goes; as a common proverb rightly says

A standard rhetorical formula used in spoken storytelling and persuasion before citing a traditional proverb.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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