《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (11:14)
HSK 4
zhǐ shì yòng lái xiū shì nà xiē cǎo mù yú fū de
只是用来修饰那些草木愚夫的
“are just for decorating fools.”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E1
TIMECODE: 11:14
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yī fú
衣服
“Clothes”
zhǐ shì yòng lái xiū shì nà xiē cǎo mù yú fū de
CURRENT FOCUS
只是用来修饰那些草木愚夫的
“are just for decorating fools.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kě shì dà táng dì yī yù cì wǔ zuò
“You're Tang Dynasty's first imperial coroner.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
ENCOURAGING
Tone:
ASSERTIVE
Emotion:
REASSURANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry about mere clothes—they are for ordinary mediocre people, not someone of your exceptional talent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Substance Over Appearance (重实轻名)
Classical Chinese philosophy often praises intrinsic virtue and technical mastery over superficial adornments like luxurious clothing.
INTENT TAGS:
#reassurance
#complimenting
#encouragement
#dismissal
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
只是用来
SPOKEN CHUNK
only used for; merely serves to
A useful structural phrase to downplay the significance or narrow down the singular purpose of something.
草木愚夫
SPOKEN CHUNK
simpletons; ordinary ignorant folk
A literary idiom used to refer disparagingly to mundane, unremarkable, or foolish masses.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Completes the nominalization and adds an assertive tone affirming the statement as a defined truth.
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1 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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