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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (07:10) HSK 7
gǔ wǎng jīn lái céng chū bù qióng

古往今来层出不穷

“have popped up throughout history.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 07:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ wèi de chèn yán shén yù

“So-called prophecies and divine oracles”

gǔ wǎng jīn lái céng chū bù qióng CURRENT FOCUS

古往今来层出不穷

“have popped up throughout history.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guò shì xiē gù nòng xuán xū de jì liǎng bà le

“They're nothing but tricks dressed up in mystery.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DISMISSING ASSERTION
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not be alarmed or fooled; history is full of these exact same political cons.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Political Uses of Prophecy (Chenwei)

In traditional Chinese history, prophetic texts and divine omens (chenwei) were frequently manufactured by political actors to manipulate public belief and claim dynastic legitimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #debunking #historical_perspective #rationalizing #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
古往今来 SPOKEN CHUNK

throughout the ages; from ancient times to the present

A sophisticated four-character idiom (chengyu) used in formal or literary contexts to span human history.

层出不穷 SPOKEN CHUNK

to emerge one after another without end

Use this idiom when describing phenomena, problems, or events that appear repeatedly in succession.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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