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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E21 (22:16) HSK 1
tā men sǐ dé qí suǒ

他们死得其所

“to sacrifice for their state.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 22:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi dà chǔ xī shēng

为大楚牺牲

“They'll die a worthy death”

tā men sǐ dé qí suǒ CURRENT FOCUS

他们 死得其所

“to sacrifice for their state.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài fù dà kě yǐ qù gào fā

太傅大可以去告发

“You can go and turn me in.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING
Tone: COLD
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Their deaths were necessary pawns for the state; stop lecturing me on morality.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collectivist Sacrifice for the State (She Shen Qu Yi)

In Chinese political philosophy, individual lives are often subordinate to the dynasty's survival, a premise sometimes weaponized to justify ruthless political schemes.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #dismissal #defiance #coldness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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死得其所 SPOKEN CHUNK

to die a worthy death; to die for a just cause

A formal idiom used to praise martyrdom or rationalize casualties as noble sacrifices.

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