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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5 (27:44) HSK 7
jiù shì mǎi nǐ xìng mìng

就是买你性命

“to have you killed.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 27:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiē qián

这些钱

“I'll use these treasures”

jiù shì mǎi nǐ xìng mìng CURRENT FOCUS

就是 买你性命

“to have you killed.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō xiào ér yǐ

说笑而已

“Just kidding.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ISSUING A THREAT
Tone: MENACING
Emotion: HOSTILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dramatic Menace in Chinese Cinema

Threats involving 'buying a life' evoke classic wuxia and underworld tropes where human lives are traded coldly as commodities.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #threat #direct_confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
买你性命 SPOKEN CHUNK

buy your life; pay for your death

A dramatic and hostile expression used in fiction or crime dramas to describe placing a hit on someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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