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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E16 (11:47) HSK 3
diàn xià gāng cái jiào zì jǐ shén me qué zi a

殿下刚才叫自己什么 瘸子啊

“What did His Highness call himself? A cripple.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 11:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo ba

好吧

“Alright.”

diàn xià gāng cái jiào zì jǐ shén me qué zi a CURRENT FOCUS

殿下刚才叫 自己 什么 瘸子 啊

“What did His Highness call himself? A cripple.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bú yào mìng le zhè me dà shēng

“Are you crazy? So loud. Come on.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: GOSSIPING
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Did he really just refer to himself with that derogatory word?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboo Palace Speech

Discussing a royal family member's physical flaws or repeating their self-derogatory remarks carries immense political danger for attendants.

INTENT TAGS: #incredulity #gossiping #taboo violation #informal inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
瘸子 SPOKEN CHUNK

cripple or lame person

A highly blunt and derogatory term for someone with a leg disability, rarely used by royalty.

叫自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

to call oneself or refer to oneself as

Used when pointing out an unusual self-given label or title.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative remark while adding a note of disbelief or exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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