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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E23 (09:21) HSK 7
chī wěn dà rén chī wěn dà rén qiú qiú nín jiàng jiàng yǔ ba

螭吻大人 螭吻大人 求求您降降雨吧

“Master Chi Wen. Master Chi Wen. Master Chi Wen. Please bestow rainfall upon us.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 09:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ rèn de tā tā shì chī wěn dà rén wǒ zài lóng shén miào jiàn guò tā

我认得他 他是螭吻大人 我在龙神庙见过他

“I know him. He's Master Chi Wen. I've seen him at the Dragon Deity Temple.”

chī wěn dà rén chī wěn dà rén qiú qiú nín jiàng jiàng yǔ ba CURRENT FOCUS

螭吻大人 螭吻大人 求求您 降降雨 吧

“Master Chi Wen. Master Chi Wen. Master Chi Wen. Please bestow rainfall upon us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiú qiú nín jiù jiù tā chī wěn dà rén qiú qiú nǐ jiù jiù dà jiā ba

求求您救救他 螭吻大人 求求你救救大家吧

“Please help us. Master Chi Wen. Please help us.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING FOR HELP
Tone: SUPPLICATING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dragon Deity Worship and Rain Prayers (求雨文化)

In Chinese mythology, dragon sons like Chiwen are associated with controlling water and fire, making them traditional targets of worship during droughts.

INTENT TAGS: #supplication #prayer #plea #reverence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
求求您 SPOKEN CHUNK

I beg you; please I implore you

An extremely deferential and desperate way to plead with an elder, superior, or deity.

降雨 SPOKEN CHUNK

to send down rain; to bring precipitation

A formal or literary collocation typically used in meteorological contexts or mythological supplications.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent imperative into an earnest, desperate plea for mercy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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