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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4 (07:07) HSK 4
gāo fù shǐ què dào dǎ yī pá

高副使却倒打一耙

“yet Vice Envoy Gao turns the tables,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4
TIMECODE: 07:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán zhào shàng wèi pèi hé diào chá

南赵尚未配合调查

“Nanzhao has yet to cooperate with the investigation,”

gāo fù shǐ què dào dǎ yī pá CURRENT FOCUS

高副使 却 倒打一耙

“yet Vice Envoy Gao turns the tables,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng bǎ èr wáng zǐ de shī zōng jià huò gěi wǒ dà táng

“attempting to pin the Second Prince's disappearance on Great Tang.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are the one at fault, yet you dare accuse us instead.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Allusion to Journey to the West (猪八戒倒打一耙)

Originating from Pigsy's weapon in folklore, this idiom vividly denotes brazen counter-allegations used as an aggressive defense mechanism.

INTENT TAGS: #counterattack #blaming #refutation #diplomatic_dispute
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
倒打一耙 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make a false countercharge; turn on one's accuser

A very common colloquial and literary idiom used when someone guilty counterattacks the victim.

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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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