MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3 (38:04) HSK 7
sān gōng zi lái tàn wàng ā yǔ zì shì bù bì tóng páng rén zhī huì

三公子来探望阿羽 自是不必同旁人知会

“You don't need to inform others before you visit Yu.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 38:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ wǒ zì shì qīn hòu

你我自是亲厚

“You and I are close too.”

sān gōng zi lái tàn wàng ā yǔ zì shì bù bì tóng páng rén zhī huì CURRENT FOCUS

三公子来 探望 阿羽 自是 不必 同旁人知会

“You don't need to inform others before you visit Yu.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ shì yǎn xià tā bì jìng shēn fèn tè shū hái wàng xià cì

只是眼下 他毕竟身份特殊 还望下次

“But now, he's the Emperor, after all. I hope you'll inform me next time,”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PREFACING CRITICISM
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may be close to him, but your unannounced visit causes trouble and requires caution.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Balancing Qing (Affection) and Li (Etiquette)

In aristocratic contexts, one must affirm personal closeness (Qing) before imposing restrictive social etiquette or caution (Li) to avoid causing offense.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #diplomacy #boundary_setting #saving_face
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自是 SPOKEN CHUNK

naturally; of course

A formal literary equivalent of '自然' or '当然', common in period dramas to sound cultured.

旁人 SPOKEN CHUNK

other people; outsiders

Refers to outsiders who are not part of the immediate circle or family.

知会 SPOKEN CHUNK

to notify; to inform

A formal term for informing someone of an action or plan.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E3 (38:04) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus