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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5 (18:46) HSK 7
xiāo xún ruò zǒu wú yì yú fàng hǔ guī shān

萧珣若走 无异于放虎归山

“If we release Xiao Xun, we'll be releasing an enemy.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 18:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì yào ràng tā chá jué

就是要让他察觉

“That's exactly what I want.”

xiāo xún ruò zǒu wú yì yú fàng hǔ guī shān CURRENT FOCUS

萧珣若走 无异于 放虎归山

“If we release Xiao Xun, we'll be releasing an enemy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiāo nán jùn chè dǐ méi le qián zhì yí dàn shēng biàn bì huì huò jí gāo yáng

霄南郡彻底没了钳制 一旦生变 必会祸及高阳

“We'll lose all control over Xiaonan. Once trouble arises, Gaoyang will be affected.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: WARNING
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Eliminating Root Causes (斩草除根)

In traditional Chinese political strategy, failing to completely neutralize a rival is seen as an invitation to future catastrophe, often conceptualized through predatory animal metaphors.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #strategic_risk #cautioning #alerting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
无异于 SPOKEN CHUNK

tantamount to; no different from

A formal literary connective used to equate one action with a severe or consequential outcome.

放虎归山 SPOKEN CHUNK

releasing a tiger back to the mountains; freeing an adversary who will cause future trouble

A common idiom used when warning against showing leniency to a dangerous rival.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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