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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (17:00) HSK 5
dōu shuō dé rú cǐ táng huáng dà yì

都说得如此堂皇大义

“with such high-sounding righteousness.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 17:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìng lián bèi pàn

竟连背叛

“you speak of even betrayal”

dōu shuō dé rú cǐ táng huáng dà yì CURRENT FOCUS

都说 得如此堂皇大义

“with such high-sounding righteousness.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú dé qīng shān zài

留得青山在

“Where there is life, there is hope!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONDEMNING HYPOCRISY
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pretending your selfish betrayal is some noble act of righteousness.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Pretense and Betrayal

In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, wrapping personal deceit in Confucian virtues like righteousness (义) is viewed as the ultimate form of despicable hypocrisy.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #mockery #confrontation #unmasking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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堂皇大义 SPOKEN CHUNK

grand and high-sounding righteousness

Often used critically or cynically to describe pretentious, hollow moralizing meant to cover up wrongdoing.

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