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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19 (21:35) HSK 4
què dé cùn jìn chǐ

却得寸进尺

“continues to press further.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19
TIMECODE: 21:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér nǐ men nán zhào

而你们南赵

“Yet Nanzhao”

què dé cùn jìn chǐ CURRENT FOCUS

却 得寸进尺

“continues to press further.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn dāng wǒ dà táng pà le nǐ nán zhào bù chéng

“Do you truly think Great Tang fears Nanzhao?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONDEMNING AGGRESSION
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Maintenance in Diplomatic Face

In historical Chinese statecraft rhetoric, tolerating minor concessions was viewed as virtue, but exceeding boundaries was condemned as treacherous overstepping.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #warning #setting_boundaries #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
得寸进尺 SPOKEN CHUNK

give an inch and take a mile; insatiably greedy

Use this classic four-character idiom to criticize someone who takes unfair advantage of leniency or compromises.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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