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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E35 (38:54) HSK 4
kě huà yòu shuō huí lái tā jì rán zhī dào wáng niàn ēn shì chún yuán jiào yú niè

可话又说回来 他既然知道王念恩 是淳元教余孽

“But then again, since he knew all along that Wang Nian'en was a remnant of the Chunyuan Sect,”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 38:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn lái tā yí dìng zhī dào wáng niàn ēn shì chún yuán jiào yú niè

“He must have known all along that Wang Nian'en was a Chunyuan remnant.”

kě huà yòu shuō huí lái tā jì rán zhī dào wáng niàn ēn shì chún yuán jiào yú niè CURRENT FOCUS

可 话又说回来 他 既然知道 王念恩 是淳元教 余孽

“But then again, since he knew all along that Wang Nian'en was a remnant of the Chunyuan Sect,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zěn me huì jiāng tā fàng zài wáng xuán fàn fǔ lǐ zhè me duō nián

“why did he place him in Wang Xuanfan's household for so many years?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: RAISING DOUBT
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: DOUBT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, think about it: if he truly knew that, his actions make no sense.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dialectical Counter-reasoning

In Chinese deliberation, phrases like '话又说回来' are widely used to maintain balance and prevent premature conclusions by considering the opposing perspective.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_argument #probing #deliberation #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
话又说回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

then again; on the other hand

A transition marker used to reverse course or introduce a countervailing point in discussions.

既然 SPOKEN CHUNK

since; given that

Used to establish an established premise before drawing a conclusion or posing a rhetorical question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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