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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E12 (03:24) HSK 7
zhè xiàn tài yé kě zhēn shì dà fāng

这县太爷可真是大方

“The Magistrate is truly generous.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 03:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì ba

是吧

“Right?”

zhè xiàn tài yé kě zhēn shì dà fāng CURRENT FOCUS

这县太爷 可真 是大方

“The Magistrate is truly generous.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gōng xǐ le

恭喜了

“Congratulations”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REMARKING WITH IRONY
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is usually stingy, so giving out this much is quite a shock.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Perception of Historical Officials

In traditional Chinese folklore, local magistrates are often stereotyped as greedy or corrupt, making sudden generosity a subject of gossip.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #gossiping #irony #marveling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
县太爷 SPOKEN CHUNK

county magistrate (historical title)

Use this term when referring to local magistrates in historical or period drama contexts.

可真是 SPOKEN CHUNK

really is; truly is

Use to add emphatic subjective evaluation to an observation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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