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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E2 (11:08) HSK 6
hái wàng dà rén jiàn liàng

还望大人见谅

“Please forgive me.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 11:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yán yǔ wú zhuàng

言语无状

“I spoke out of turn.”

hái wàng dà rén jiàn liàng CURRENT FOCUS

还 望大人 见谅

“Please forgive me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dì yì qǐ shuǐ guǐ àn

第一起水鬼案

“When did”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING FOR FORGIVENESS
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not take offense or punish me for what I just said.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deferential Apology in Hierarchical Relations

In traditional Chinese culture, speaking bluntly to an official constitutes a serious breach of decorum, requiring immediate ritualized apology to preserve face and order.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #deference #appeasement #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还望 SPOKEN CHUNK

still hope / sincerely hope that

A polite, semi-classical connective used in formal contexts to soften requests addressed to a superior.

见谅 SPOKEN CHUNK

to forgive / to excuse

A formal, self-deprecating expression used when apologizing for errors or bluntness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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