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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7 (31:41) HSK 1
zì xiāng cán shā yě wèi kě zhī

自相残杀 也未可知

“leading to infighting. Who knows?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 31:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huò xǔ shì fēn zāng bù jūn

“but perhaps it was an uneven split of the loot,”

zì xiāng cán shā yě wèi kě zhī CURRENT FOCUS

自相残杀 也未可知

“leading to infighting. Who knows?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài děng jǐ rì

再等几日

“Just wait a few more days.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SPECULATING
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Classical Cadence in Spoken Chinese

Using classical four-character idioms and formulations like '也未可知' lends an air of intellect, strategic calculation, and formality to the speaker.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #hypothesis #deduction #criminal_investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自相残杀 SPOKEN CHUNK

to slaughter each other / fratricidal fighting

A set four-character idiom describing members of the same group or faction turning on and killing one another.

未可知 SPOKEN CHUNK

is yet unknown / cannot be ruled out

A classical and literary expression used to express that an outcome or possibility remains uncertain but plausible.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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