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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E5 (12:03) HSK 7
běn wáng suǒ wèi jiē fèn nèi zhī shì

本王所为皆分内之事

“What I did was simply my duty.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E5
TIMECODE: 12:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè wáng yé wáng fēi de jiù mìng ēn qíng

谢王爷王妃的救命恩情

“to thank Your Highness and the Princess Consort for saving my life.”

běn wáng suǒ wèi jiē fèn nèi zhī shì CURRENT FOCUS

本王 所为 皆 分内之事

“What I did was simply my duty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wáng fēi de jiǔ

王妃的酒

“As for the Princess Consort's wine, I will drink it in her stead.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFLECTING PRAISE
Tone: COMPOSED
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You do not need to over-thank me; I simply acted as a noble leader should.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Aristocratic Modesty (谦逊)

In traditional Chinese elite culture, virtuous rulers and nobles minimize their merits by attributing life-saving actions to routine moral duties.

INTENT TAGS: #deflecting_praise #modesty #formality #duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
分内之事 SPOKEN CHUNK

one's duty; within one's responsibility

A polite, standard set phrase used to deflect excessive thanks by insisting an action was simply one's obligation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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