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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (16:23) HSK 5
hǎo yí gè wǔ ān hóu

好一个武安侯

“What a Marquis of Wu'an.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 16:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo yí gè zhuì xù

好一个赘婿

“What a matrilocal husband.”

hǎo yí gè wǔ ān hóu CURRENT FOCUS

好一个 武安侯

“What a Marquis of Wu'an.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hè jìng yuán shì wèi yán de qīn xìn

贺敬元是魏严的亲信

“He Jingyuan is Wei Yan's trusted aide,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MOCKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He really played a brilliant and ruthless game.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Irony via Emphatic Praise

Using '好一个' allows Chinese speakers to express bitter indignation disguised under formal admiration of someone's sheer audacity.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #mockery #evaluation #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好一个 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a... / quite the...

Often used sarcastically or emphatically to express strong evaluation, criticism, or grudging admiration of someone's boldness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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