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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (41:06) HSK 6
xiè jiā qīn wèi zuǐ shì yán dé hěn

谢家亲卫嘴是严得很

“The Xie family's guards all have tight lips.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 41:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī qiè dōu bù néng wài zhuàn

一切都不能外传

“Do not disclose a single word.”

xiè jiā qīn wèi zuǐ shì yán dé hěn CURRENT FOCUS

谢家亲卫嘴是严得很

“The Xie family's guards all have tight lips.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhèn qián dī shì bīng

阵前的士兵

“The soldiers on the front line”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ASSESSING CREDIBILITY
Tone: FIRM AND REASSURING
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to worry about leaks; their loyalty and discipline are ironclad.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Personal Retainers (Qinwei)

In imperial China, elite private guards (qinwei) were tied by feudal loyalty to specific aristocratic houses rather than the imperial bureaucracy, ensuring absolute discretion.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #evaluation #secrecy #confidence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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嘴严得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely tight-lipped; great at keeping secrets

A vivid spoken idiom used to describe someone who never gossips or leaks confidential information.

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