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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (20:55) HSK 1
chén yǒu běn qǐ zòu

臣有本启奏

“[Capital] Your Majesty, I have a proposal.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 20:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng zài yǎng yī wō xiǎo zhū jiù gèng hǎo le
能再养一窝小猪就更好了 →

“I could keep another litter of piglets, that would be even better.”

chén yǒu běn qǐ zòu CURRENT FOCUS

臣有本启奏

“[Capital] Your Majesty, I have a proposal.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài fù qǐng jiǎng

太傅请讲

“Grand Tutor, please go ahead.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PETITIONING SUPERIOR
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND SOLEMN
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Court Hierarchy (Junchen Zhi Li)

Ministers were required to use self-deprecating pronouns like 'chen' and formalized protocols before presenting opinions to the emperor to maintain absolute imperial authority.

INTENT TAGS: #petitioning #reporting #court_protocol #submission
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
臣有本启奏 SPOKEN CHUNK

Your humble servant has a matter to report/memorial to submit

A highly formal, archaic formula used exclusively by ministers addressing the emperor in imperial court dramas.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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臣有本要奏
《逐玉》
95% Match
臣有本要奏
chén yǒu běn yào zòu

“I have a matter to report.”

陛下 臣有本启奏
《逐玉》
95% Match
陛下 臣有本启奏
bì xià chén yǒu běn qǐ zòu

“Your Majesty, I have a matter to report.”

陛下 臣有本奏
《成何体统》
95% Match
陛下 臣有本奏
bì xià chén yǒu běn zòu

“Your Majesty, I have a matter to report!”

臣有要事上奏
《朝雪录》
90% Match
臣有要事上奏
chén yǒu yào shì shàng zòu

“I have an urgent matter to report.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (20:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus