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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12 (34:15) HSK 7
shén yī yòu bú shì shén xiān zì yǒu yī bù liǎo de bìng

神医又不是神仙 自有医不了的病

“A great doctor isn't a deity, some illnesses are beyond healing.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 34:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ dà shī xiōng bú shì shén yī ma zěn me lián zì jiā fū rén dōu zhì bù hǎo

你大师兄不是神医吗 怎么连自家夫人都治不好

“Isn't your senior a divine physician? How come he can't even cure his own wife?”

shén yī yòu bú shì shén xiān zì yǒu yī bù liǎo de bìng CURRENT FOCUS

神医 又不是 神仙 自有 医不了的病

“A great doctor isn't a deity, some illnesses are beyond healing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niáng zǐ jùn zhǔ dǒng shū bǎ bèi rù sòng guò lái le

“My Lady, Your Ladyship, Mr. Dong has brought the bedding.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFENDING AND REFUTING
Tone: RATIONAL AND FIRM
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop expecting the impossible from him; he is only human.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sect Solidarity and Defending Peer Honor

In martial arts or apprentice lineages (师门), disciples strongly defend the reputation and honor of their senior fellows (大师兄) against outside skepticism.

INTENT TAGS: #defense #refutation #managing expectations #loyalty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
又不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's not as if / clearly not

Used to refute an unreasonable assumption or expectation by stating an obvious contrast.

自有用 SPOKEN CHUNK

naturally / of course there are

Here '自有' means 'naturally has/possesses', giving an assertive, logical weight to the statement.

Modal Particle「了」 (liao) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a potential complement marker indicating inability ('医不了' = impossible to cure).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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