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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (21:05) HSK 3
cái gěi le jiān xiǎo kě chéng zhī jī

才给了奸小可乘之机

“was what gave villains their opening.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 21:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìng zài fǔ yá lǐ zuò chū nà děng huāng táng shì

“To commit such disgraceful acts within the prefectural offices,”

cái gěi le jiān xiǎo kě chéng zhī jī CURRENT FOCUS

才 给了 奸小 可乘之机

“was what gave villains their opening.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN táng jiě

堂姐

“Cousin.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ATTRIBUTING BLAME
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Vulnerability and Exploitation

In classical moral philosophy, internal lapse in discipline or decorum is seen as the root cause that exposes an institution to outside corruption.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #identifying_cause #condemning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可乘之机 SPOKEN CHUNK

an opportunity to exploit; a vulnerability to take advantage of

A common formal four-character idiom frequently paired with verbs like 给, 留, or 寻.

奸小 SPOKEN CHUNK

villains; treacherous or petty people

A formal, archaic term referring to untrustworthy, subversive actors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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