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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E20 (08:02) HSK 6
xiǎn xiē zǒu huǒ rù mó

险些走火入魔

“and nearly fell into deviation.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 08:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qì mài wěn luàn

气脉紊乱

“I had disordered meridians”

xiǎn xiē zǒu huǒ rù mó CURRENT FOCUS

险些 走火入魔

“and nearly fell into deviation.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fū rén mò guài

夫人莫怪

“Please don't blame me.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING A MISHAP
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND EARNEST
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please forgive my failing; I suffered a life-threatening cultivation accident.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zou Huo Ru Mo (Qi Deviation)

A central concept in Chinese martial arts culture where misdirected internal energy leads to physical madness, often invoked as an undeniable mitigating circumstance.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing_oneself #pleading #self_defense #explaining_cause
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
走火入魔 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer qi deviation; (metaphorically) to become obsessed or go astray

Originally a martial arts/Daoist term for internal energy going haywire, now widely used metaphorically for obsessive behavior.

险些 SPOKEN CHUNK

nearly; narrowly avoided

A formal or literary adverb used to describe narrowly escaping a negative outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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