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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E35 (36:30) HSK 4
yě yào zài cháo táng zhī shàng yǔ tā bǎ liǎn miàn sī kāi

也要在朝堂之上 与他把脸面撕开

“confront him openly in the Imperial Court.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 36:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wú lùn rú hé

我无论如何

“I must, no matter what,”

yě yào zài cháo táng zhī shàng yǔ tā bǎ liǎn miàn sī kāi CURRENT FOCUS

也要在朝堂之上 与他 把脸面撕开

“confront him openly in the Imperial Court.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ xìng jiāng máo dùn bǎi zài míng miàn shàng lái

“It's better to bring our conflict out into the open.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DECLARING CONFRONTATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: RESOLVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am done playing nice; I will expose him in front of everyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Breaking Face (撕破脸)

Chinese social and political ethics emphasize maintaining face and polite fiction; intentionally 'tearing face' signifies an irreversible, all-out conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #defiance #public_exposure #escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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撕开脸面 SPOKEN CHUNK

tear off pretenses / break all courtesies / have a public falling out

Refers to abandoning mutual face-saving and entering open hostility.

朝堂之上 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the imperial court / during the royal assembly

A high-register phrase used in period dramas to designate the public stage of imperial governance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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