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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (43:41) HSK 5
chè dǐ dì sī pò liǎn pí cái hǎo

彻底地撕破脸皮才好

“completely turn on each other!”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 43:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu dé ràng zhè shēng jiù liǎng rén

都得让这甥舅两人

“I must make this uncle and nephew”

chè dǐ dì sī pò liǎn pí cái hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

彻底地 撕破脸皮 才好

“completely turn on each other!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jí kè pài rén

你即刻派人

“Send someone immediately”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLOTTING
Tone: SINISTER
Emotion: MALICE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want them at each other's throats so badly that they ruin each other completely.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Losing Face and Open Rupture (Sipo Lian)

Chinese interpersonal relations heavily value surface harmony (heqi). 'Tearing face' represents the irreversible destruction of social decorum, leaving mutual hostility entirely out in the open.

INTENT TAGS: #scheming #sowing_discord #conspiracy #malice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
撕破脸皮 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cast aside all pretense; to break off friendly relations openly

A very common colloquial idiom used when parties stop being polite and erupt into an open feud.

才好 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then would it be best

Placed at the end of a clause to stress the ideal or intended outcome from the speaker's viewpoint.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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