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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E2 (38:38) HSK 2
jiù kě yǐ qù jiàn liè zǔ liè zōng le

就可以去见列祖列宗了

“I can meet my ancestors with a clear soul.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 38:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gū

孤

“I can meet my ancestors with a clear soul.”

jiù kě yǐ qù jiàn liè zǔ liè zōng le CURRENT FOCUS

就可以 去见 列祖列宗 了

“I can meet my ancestors with a clear soul.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì bì xià xiǎo huáng sūn ruò shì qù le biān jùn

可是陛下 小皇孙若是去了边郡

“But Your Majesty, if His Highness goes to the border, what is my father to do?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING RESIGNATION
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My mission is finally done, and I can face death without shame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Facing Ancestors in the Underworld

In Chinese ancestral culture, one's ultimate moral evaluation occurs before deceased ancestors, where failing the family or state brings eternal shame.

INTENT TAGS: #closure #resignation #ancestral_duty #acceptance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
列祖列宗 SPOKEN CHUNK

successive generations of ancestors

A formal four-character idiom frequently used by rulers or family heads when referring to ancestral lineage and duties.

就可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

then one can / will be able to

Used to denote that completing a prior condition finally enables a desired subsequent state or action.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly achieved state or the final completion of a long-awaited milestone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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