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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E9 (14:19) HSK 4
fān shǒu wèi yún fù shǒu yǔ

翻手为云 覆手雨

“capable of doing anything.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 14:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiū xíng zhě zhī wēi wú qióng jí

“The power of a cultivator is limitless,”

fān shǒu wèi yún fù shǒu yǔ CURRENT FOCUS

翻手为云 覆手雨

“capable of doing anything.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì yīn wèi tā men de chū xiàn

就是因为他们的出现

“It was precisely their arrival”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EMPHASIZING POWER
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: AWE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“These entities can dictate life and death on a whim, and ordinary people are completely at their mercy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Arbitrary Imperial and Divine Power

Derived from Du Fu's poetry, this idiom illustrates the precarious existence of commoners living under rulers or entities whose moods alone dictate survival.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #emphasizing_danger #critique_of_power
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
翻手为云 覆手雨 SPOKEN CHUNK

produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another; capricious manipulation of power

A classical idiom used in formal or dramatic contexts to describe individuals who possess overwhelming, arbitrary influence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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