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《Vanished Name》 S1·E18 (34:48) HSK 6
yǒu xiē shí hòu yǐ dú gōng dú cái néng jiù mìng

有些时候以毒攻毒才能救命

“Sometimes only poison is the cure to survive.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 34:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fēng dú yǒu de shí hòu yě shì kě yǐ rù yào de

蜂毒有的时候也是可以入药的

“Sometimes, bee venom can be used medicinally.”

yǒu xiē shí hòu yǐ dú gōng dú cái néng jiù mìng CURRENT FOCUS

有些时候 以毒攻毒 才能 救命

“Sometimes only poison is the cure to survive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ de tiān nǎ nǐ zhè xiā shuō bā shuō shuō shá ne wǒ zhēn xiǎng zòu nǐ

我的天哪 你这瞎说八说 说啥呢 我真想揍你

“My goodness, what nonsense are you spouting? I really want to hit you.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: JUSTIFYING ASSERTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Desperate times call for desperate measures, even if it seems reckless.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Medicine Philosophy (以毒攻毒)

Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the philosophy holds that toxic substances can neutralize other toxins when properly dosed, a mindset widely applied as a life metaphor in Chinese culture.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalizing #asserting #proverb_usage #justifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以毒攻毒 SPOKEN CHUNK

combat poison with poison; fight fire with fire

A common idiom used metaphorically when adopting drastic or controversial counter-measures against an equally tough problem.

有些时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

sometimes; at times

A conversational hedge used to soften a generalized statement or conditional claim.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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