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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E24 (21:44) HSK 4
yǔ tān dé wú yàn de sī yù

与贪得无厌的私欲

“there was only profit and insatiable greed.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 21:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yǒu lì yì

只有利益

“there was only profit and insatiable greed.”

yǔ tān dé wú yàn de sī yù CURRENT FOCUS

与贪得无厌的私欲

“there was only profit and insatiable greed.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cì shǐ dà rén

刺史大人

“Prefect!”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CONDEMNING CORRUPTION
Tone: SCATHING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't care about justice or the people—you are purely driven by your bottomless greed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Critique of Officialdom

In traditional Chinese governance culture, righteous individuals often confront corrupt superiors using stark moral contrasts between public duty and personal greed (siyu).

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #denunciation #confrontation #moral_critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
贪得无厌 SPOKEN CHUNK

insatiably greedy; never satisfied

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to strongly condemn boundless greed or avarice.

私欲 SPOKEN CHUNK

selfish desires

Use this formal term when discussing personal lusts or selfish motives conflicting with public interest.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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