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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E10 (10:02) HSK 4
jìng rán huì yán ér wú xìn

竟然会言而无信

“would break her word.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 10:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi xiǎng dào táng táng què shé dà rén

没想到堂堂雀舌大人

“It never occurred to me that the great Lord Voice-Keeper”

jìng rán huì yán ér wú xìn CURRENT FOCUS

竟然会 言而无信

“would break her word.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng nǐ dài zǒu suǒ yǒu rén

让你带走所有人

“It's impossible to let you”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You hold such a high position, yet you are shameless enough to break your word.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xin (Trustworthiness) and Status

Traditional Chinese morality heavily emphasizes 'Xin' (keeping one's word); someone with noble status failing this standard faces intense moral condemnation.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuking #condemning #moral_shaming #expressing_disbelief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
言而无信 SPOKEN CHUNK

to break one's word; untrustworthy

A formal idiom used to censure someone who fails to keep promises or honor commitments.

竟然会 SPOKEN CHUNK

to unexpectedly; go so far as to

Used to express shock or disbelief that a person or situation turned out in an unanticipated way.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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