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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (22:38) HSK 3
yí dìng shì shén me shǐ liào wèi jí de shì

一定是什么始料未及的事

“it must have been something completely unforeseen,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 22:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái fā le zhè me dà de pí qì

还发了这么大的脾气

“With her pregnant, for him to lose his temper like that,”

yí dìng shì shén me shǐ liào wèi jí de shì CURRENT FOCUS

一定是什么始料未及的事

“it must have been something completely unforeseen,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cái ràng tā dōu gù bù dé hái zi le

“something that made him forget even the child for a moment.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEDUCING CAUSE
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing Lineage

In traditional Chinese family values, neglecting one's child signals an extraordinary domestic or personal emergency.

INTENT TAGS: #analysis #deduction #concern #rationalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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始料未及 SPOKEN CHUNK

unforeseen; completely unexpected from the start

Use this idiom when an outcome or event catches everyone completely off guard.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
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