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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (22:52) HSK 7
shí nǎi wǒ dà yìn dì yī zhōng chén shì yě

实乃我大胤第一忠臣是也

“He is truly the most loyal subject of Great Yin.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 22:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi xiāng shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
魏相深谋远虑 →

“Prime Minister Wei is farsighted.”

shí nǎi wǒ dà yìn dì yī zhōng chén shì yě CURRENT FOCUS

实乃我大胤第一忠臣是也

“He is truly the most loyal subject of Great Yin.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi xiāng zhōng yì
魏相忠义 →

“[Diligent and Virtuous] Prime Minister Wei is loyal and righteous.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FLATTERY
Tone: GRANDIOSE
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am putting you on the highest possible pedestal to secure your favor.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Loyalty (Zhong) in Imperial Court Rhetoric

Labeling an official as '第一忠臣' (foremost loyal minister) represents the ultimate civic honor in Confucian court politics, often used politically for alliance-building.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #praise #political_deference #alliance_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
实乃 SPOKEN CHUNK

truly is / indeed is

Formal classical Chinese connective used for emphatic affirmation, common in historical drama and formal declarations.

是也 SPOKEN CHUNK

is indeed that / indeed so

Archaic classical marker placed at the end of a predicate nominal sentence for solemn emphasis.

Modal Particle「也」 (ye) CHANGE OF STATE

Classical sentence-final particle marking a definitive, assertive judgment.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
是大胤天字号的功臣
《逐玉》
85% Match
是大胤天字号的功臣
shì dà yìn tiān zì hào de gōng chén

“He was a top-tier meritorious official of Great Yin.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (22:52) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus