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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27 (11:37) HSK 6
dà táng shì bīng yòu yú jiù chóu

大唐士兵囿于旧仇

“the soldiers of Great Tang were bound by their old grudges,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27
TIMECODE: 11:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn èr wáng zǐ de shuō cí shì

“According to Second Prince,”

dà táng shì bīng yòu yú jiù chóu CURRENT FOCUS

大唐士兵囿于旧仇

“the soldiers of Great Tang were bound by their old grudges,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàn zì cì shā dà wáng zi

“thus assassinating Eldest Prince of their own accord.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE AND ANALYTICAL
Emotion: NEUTRALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Plausible Deniability in Royal Assassinations

Assigning the blame for a royal assassination to rogue foreign soldiers acting on personal vengeance is a recurring diplomatic tactic to avoid direct responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #investigating #explaining #neutral
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
囿于 SPOKEN CHUNK

confined by; constrained by

A highly formal literary preposition used to indicate being restricted or biased by a certain perspective, habit, or emotion.

旧仇 SPOKEN CHUNK

old grudge; past enmity

Used in formal or historical contexts to describe long-standing historical resentment between clans or nations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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