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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (20:51) HSK 6
běn gōng zhī dào nǐ shì sān fǎ sī wǔ zuò

本宫知道你是三法司仵作

“I know you're the coroner of the Three Judicial Offices,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1
TIMECODE: 20:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ān jùn wáng fēi

安郡王妃

“Commandery Princess Consort An.”

běn gōng zhī dào nǐ shì sān fǎ sī wǔ zuò CURRENT FOCUS

本宫知道你是三法司仵作

“I know you're the coroner of the Three Judicial Offices,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn cǐ shì chū zì gōng zhōng

但此事出自宫中

“but this matter happened inside the palace”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ASSERTING AUTHORITY
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know who you work for, but do not think that gives you jurisdiction here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Hierarchy and Self-Referential Pronouns

Imperial titles like '本宫' reinforce royal rank and social distance when addressing lower-ranking officials or commoners.

INTENT TAGS: #status_assertion #warning #jurisdiction #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本宫 SPOKEN CHUNK

I / me (used exclusively by high-ranking imperial consorts or princesses)

A high-register historical royal self-reference seen frequently in costume dramas.

三法司 SPOKEN CHUNK

Three Judicial Offices (ancient supreme judicial bodies)

A specialized historical term referring to high imperial judicial organs.

仵作 SPOKEN CHUNK

coroner / forensic examiner in ancient China

Historical term for a forensic investigator or mortuary examiner.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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