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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E7 (00:40) HSK 5
běn lái jiù rú rù hǔ xué

本来就如入虎穴

“you're already endangering yourself.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 00:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ cǐ fān huí jīng

你此番回京

“By returning to the capital,”

běn lái jiù rú rù hǔ xué CURRENT FOCUS

本来就 如入虎穴

“you're already endangering yourself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jìn wáng àn yòu shì shèng shàng de nì lín wàn yī xiāo xī zǒu lù

这晋王案 又是圣上的逆鳞 万一消息走露

“Besides, Prince Jin's case is considered a taboo by the Emperor. If word gets out,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: WARNING
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are already courting death; you cannot afford the slightest slip.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Entering the Tiger's Den (入虎穴)

A classical metaphor rooted in the Han dynasty idiom used to depict entering the core domain of lethal political or physical danger.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #danger #high_stakes #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
入虎穴 SPOKEN CHUNK

entering the tiger's den

A classical idiom derived from 'entering the tiger's cave to catch tiger cubs', denoting venturing into mortal peril.

本来就 SPOKEN CHUNK

already; inherently from the start

Emphasizes an existing baseline condition that cannot be overlooked.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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