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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E5 (12:25) HSK 7
zhǐ yīn wèi qíng suǒ lèi

只因为情所累

“She was held back by her feelings,”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 12:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí shí qín yù rén bìng fēi dà jiān dà è zhī rén

其实秦玉人并非大奸大恶之人

“Actually, Qin Yuren was never a truly wicked person.”

zhǐ yīn wèi qíng suǒ lèi CURRENT FOCUS

只因 为情所累

“She was held back by her feelings,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hòu lái héng zāo biàn gù

“and later struck by a terrible twist of fate.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE AND EXCUSING
Tone: SIGHING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is not inherently evil; he was simply blinded and led astray by love.”
💡 Cultural Insight: wei qing suo kun / wei qing suo lei (trapped or burdened by romantic obsession)

A common emotional motif in traditional Chinese popular literature and wuxia narratives, emphasizing how romantic obsession triggers major shifts in a character's personality and destiny, reflecting the cultural notion that profound love inevitably turns into a karmic trial or calamity.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #lamenting #definitive evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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为情所累 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be burdened, held back, or compromised by romantic feelings or personal attachments, leading to poor decisions or hardship

A formal, literary expression frequently found in dramatic dialogue, commonly used to assess or explain someone who suffers or errs because of romantic entanglement.

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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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