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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (20:37) HSK 4
běn guān jiù dāng bù zhī dào

本官就当不知道

“I'll pretend I don't know.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 20:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì qǔ biàn shì

自取便是

“Just take it.”

běn guān jiù dāng bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

本官 就当不知道

“I'll pretend I don't know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN diē diē

爹爹

“Father.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: GRANTING TACIT PERMISSION
Tone: CONNIVING
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Go ahead and take it, but do it quietly so I have plausible deniability.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Plausible Deniability and Guanxi

Officials often balance rigid state laws against personal ties by deliberately ignoring infractions ('睁一只眼闭一只眼') to preserve both order and relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #connivance #plausible_deniability #tacit_consent #evasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就当不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

just pretend not to know / turn a blind eye

Frequently used to establish plausible deniability or offer unspoken permission for rule-bending.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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