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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E3 (24:29) HSK 7
huò huái xìn dǎo shì shàn zuān yíng bù guò zhè huò gōng zi

霍怀信倒是善钻营 不过这霍公子

“Huo Huaixin is quite the opportunist. However, Mr. Huo”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 24:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guài bù dé jīn rì huò níng nà yàng kàn qín jiǔ

“No wonder Huo Ning looked at Qin Wan that way today.”

huò huái xìn dǎo shì shàn zuān yíng bù guò zhè huò gōng zi CURRENT FOCUS

霍怀信 倒是 善钻营 不过这霍公子

“Huo Huaixin is quite the opportunist. However, Mr. Huo”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bù pèi

他不配

“is not worthy.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EVALUATING CHARACTER
Tone: CONTEMPLATIVE
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The father may be an effective schemer, but his son falls far short of making the cut.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Political Social Climbing (钻营)

In traditional court politics, assessing whether an official's family status or ambition matches imperial expectations often hinges on character judgments beyond mere rank.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #disdain #critique #insinuation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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善钻营 SPOKEN CHUNK

adept at social climbing or political maneuvering

A formal, slightly derogatory term used to describe someone who excels at currying favor for personal advancement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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