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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (28:44) HSK 6
fán jiāng jūn zhè huà shuō dé shì jù jù zài lǐ

樊将军这话说得是句句在理

“General Fan, every word you say makes sense,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 28:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè lú chéng shuí shǒu dé xià lái

“who would have defended Lucheng?”

fán jiāng jūn zhè huà shuō dé shì jù jù zài lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

樊将军这 话说 得是 句句在理

“General Fan, every word you say makes sense,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ bù guò shì yán cí wú zhuàng a

“but your language is uncouth.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONCESSION BEFORE CRITICISM
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are right on substance, but your attitude crossed the line.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Buffering Face (Xian Bao Hou Bian)

In Chinese high-context diplomacy, one praises the underlying reason of an argument first before critiquing inappropriate demeanor, preserving the listener's face.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #diplomacy #hedging #face_saving
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句句在理 SPOKEN CHUNK

every word makes complete sense; entirely reasonable

An idiomatic four-character expression commonly used to validate someone's logic, often followed by a pivot starting with 'but'.

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