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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (17:56) HSK 6
jiù suàn gàn le shāng tiān hài lǐ zhī shì

就算干了伤天害理之事

“even if you've done terrible things,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 17:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn nǐ ruò fēi huáng téng dá le

“But if you rise to power,”

jiù suàn gàn le shāng tiān hài lǐ zhī shì CURRENT FOCUS

就算 干了 伤天害理 之事

“even if you've done terrible things,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě huì yǒu dà bāng zi rén shàng gǎn zhe bā jié nǐ

“plenty of people will rush to flatter you.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PHILOSOPHICAL CRITIQUE
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Once you have power, society forgives any crime because everyone just wants a piece of your success.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Worldly Snobbery (世态炎凉)

Reflects the timeless Chinese cultural critique of social opportunism, where moral righteousness takes a back seat to raw wealth and power.

INTENT TAGS: #cynicism #moral_critique #hypothetical #social_commentary
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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就算 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if; even granting that

Common spoken conjunction introducing a hypothetical concession.

伤天害理 SPOKEN CHUNK

violating heaven and reason; atrocious; wicked

A strong set phrase used to condemn actions that violate fundamental moral decency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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