《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E11 (00:42)
HSK 5
bù néng zhāo qín mù chǔ
不能朝秦暮楚
“one must not switch sides frivolously.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 00:42
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zuò chén zi
做臣子
“As a minister,”
bù néng zhāo qín mù chǔ
CURRENT FOCUS
不能 朝秦暮楚
“one must not switch sides frivolously.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ yán jǐn yú cǐ
我言尽于此
“That is all I have to say.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
ADMONISHING
Tone:
STERN
Emotion:
SOLEMNITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Pick a side and stay loyal, or your betrayal will destroy you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Political Loyalty (Zhong)
In traditional Chinese political philosophy, absolute fidelity to a single master or faction was considered the primary moral duty of a minister.
INTENT TAGS:
#warning
#admonition
#loyalty
#idiom_usage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
朝秦暮楚
SPOKEN CHUNK
inconstant / fickle in allegiance / playing both sides
A classical idiom derived from the Warring States period, used to criticize someone who shifts loyalty for personal gain.
不能
SPOKEN CHUNK
must not / cannot
Used here to express a moral or normative prohibition.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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