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《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (27:07) HSK 3
dāng rán nǐ kě yǐ shuō wǒ kǒu shuō wú píng

当然你可以说我口说无凭

“Of course, you can say I have no proof.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 27:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ chéng zuò de fēi jī yóu xiāng dāng zhōng

所乘坐的飞机油箱当中

“plane fuel tank.”

dāng rán nǐ kě yǐ shuō wǒ kǒu shuō wú píng CURRENT FOCUS

当然 你可以说 我 口说无凭

“Of course, you can say I have no proof.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yīn wèi zuì zhòng yào de yī míng zhèng rén

因为最重要的一名证人

“Because the most important witness”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PREEMPTING OBJECTION
Tone: REASONABLE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you think I am making this up without proof, but let me explain why.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Importance of Tangible Evidence (凭据)

In Chinese legal and business culture, oral claims hold minimal weight; acknowledging '口说无凭' shows awareness that words without concrete proof are naturally suspect.

INTENT TAGS: #preempting_skepticism #concession #persuasion #credibility_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
口说无凭 SPOKEN CHUNK

words alone are no proof; oral promises/claims lack evidence

A standard set idiom used when addressing claims that lack written or physical documentation.

当然你可以说 SPOKEN CHUNK

of course you could say...

A rhetorical device used in debate or persuasion to concede a potential counterargument before rebutting it.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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