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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E6 (30:27) HSK 4
yě bà rén gè yǒu zhì

也罢 人各有志

“Oh, well. To each their own,”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 30:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn shì jí shā rén yě

真是急煞人也

“It's truly nerve-wracking!”

yě bà rén gè yǒu zhì CURRENT FOCUS

也罢 人各有志

“Oh, well. To each their own,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zhī dào zì jǐ zuò dé duì biàn hǎo

他知道自己做得对便好

“as long as he believes he's doing what's right.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: RESIGNATION
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“There is no point stressing over it; he must choose his own path.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Acceptance of Individual Will (人各有志)

Derived from classical Confucian thought, this idiom signifies high-minded tolerance toward differing moral and career choices among peers.

INTENT TAGS: #acceptance #resignation #tolerance #philosophical_concession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也罢 SPOKEN CHUNK

let it be; oh well; so be it

Used at the start of a sentence to signal acceptance of an undesirable or unchangeable situation.

人各有志 SPOKEN CHUNK

everyone has their own ambition or path in life

A set phrase used politely to acknowledge differing goals or respect another's divergent life choice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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