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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (18:19) HSK 5
nǐ néng piàn guò tiān xià rén

你能骗过天下人

“You can fool the world,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 18:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dì wáng zuì jì qíng zì zhàng mù

“An emperor must not be blinded by love.”

nǐ néng piàn guò tiān xià rén CURRENT FOCUS

你能骗过天下人

“You can fool the world,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN què bèi yí gè nǚ rén shuǎ dé tuán tuán zhuàn

“but you're being played for a fool by a woman.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REBUKING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think you are omnipotent, but your emotional weakness makes you a complete fool.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Detachment (无情帝王)

Traditional Chinese political philosophy often warns that rulers must not be blinded by personal romantic attachments (情字障目), as personal indulgence leads to political ruin.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #admonition #warning #exposure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
骗过 SPOKEN CHUNK

to successfully deceive or trick

Combines the verb for cheating with the resultative particle indicating successful evasion or bypass.

天下人 SPOKEN CHUNK

everyone in the world; all the people under heaven

A classic rhetorical hyperbole used in dramatic or literary settings to denote universal public perception.

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