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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (16:17) HSK 6
pà shì huì yǐn lái huò duān

怕是会引来祸端

“I feared it would bring disaster.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 16:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ruò shì dāng chū gào zhī nǐ shēn fèn

“If I had told you who I was back then,”

pà shì huì yǐn lái huò duān CURRENT FOCUS

怕是 会引来祸端

“I feared it would bring disaster.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ xuǎn zé yì zhí yǐn mán

“So I chose to keep it secret.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING DECISION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Preventing Calamity (Bi Huo)

Concealing one's true identity to avert catastrophe reflects the traditional survival strategy of self-preservation in volatile political or court environments.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #hedging #explaining #defending
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
怕是 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am afraid that; most likely

An elegant, slightly formal epistemic hedge used to express cautious conjecture about negative outcomes.

引来祸端 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring about calamity; invite disaster

A high-register, literary idiom commonly used when discussing political or life-threatening fallout.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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