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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3 (31:46) HSK 6
nǐ bù guò shì gè yǒu míng wú shí de zhǎng gōng zhǔ

你不过是个有名无实的长公主

“You're a princess in name only.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 31:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù píng nǐ xiàn zài zhè yàng ?

“With everything you have now?”

nǐ bù guò shì gè yǒu míng wú shí de zhǎng gōng zhǔ CURRENT FOCUS

你 不过是个 有名无实 的长 公主

“You're a princess in name only.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiāo xún zuò le huáng shū

萧珣做了皇叔

“Xiao Xun is the imperial uncle.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: BELITTLING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your royal title is completely useless; you have zero real power here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Substance over Rank in Palace Factions

In imperial court intrigue, formal aristocratic titles (like Eldest Princess) hold little defensive value without actual military, bureaucratic, or familial power backing them.

INTENT TAGS: #provocation #belittling #dismissal #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不过是 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely / nothing more than

Used to downplay or dismiss the importance, rank, or threat of someone or something.

有名无实 SPOKEN CHUNK

in name only / nominal

A common four-character idiom describing a person or title that lacks actual authority, substance, or capability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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