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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19 (11:21) HSK 7
suī rán yào qīng jiā dàng chǎn

虽然要倾家荡产

“though it would ruin us,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19
TIMECODE: 11:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yú jǐng jiā ér yán

于景家而言

“For the Jing family,”

suī rán yào qīng jiā dàng chǎn CURRENT FOCUS

虽然 要 倾家荡产

“though it would ruin us,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn lǎo chén

但老臣

“I”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONCEDING CONDITION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am putting everything on the line to prove my loyalty, regardless of the ruin it brings upon my household.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Loyalty Above Clan Welfare

In traditional court politics, declaring willingness to bankrupt one's entire clan demonstrates the ultimate degree of fealty to the ruler or state.

INTENT TAGS: #sacrifice #loyalty_pledge #concession #resoluteness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
倾家荡产 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose one's entire family fortune; to go completely bankrupt

A common idiom used hyperbolically or literally to describe losing every single asset.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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