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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (18:47) HSK 2
liǔ cì shǐ jiù shì zuì jiǔ shī zú

柳刺史就是醉酒失足

“that Prefect Liu died from a drunken accident.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 18:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hán zhǎng shǐ rú cǐ dǔ dìng

“Chief Clark Han, you seem so certain”

liǔ cì shǐ jiù shì zuì jiǔ shī zú CURRENT FOCUS

柳刺史就是醉酒失足

“that Prefect Liu died from a drunken accident.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gǎn wèn hán zhǎng shǐ

敢问韩长史

“Chief Clark Han,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING A POSITION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop digging into this; he got drunk and fell, case closed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Covering Up Scandals (掩盖真相)

In bureaucratic struggles, officials often attribute controversial deaths to personal clumsiness or drunkenness to avoid imperial scrutiny or scandal.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #deflection #insistence #cover_up
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
醉酒失足 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose one's footing due to drunkenness

A concise four-character idiom-like phrase frequently used in legal, medical, or investigative explanations of accidental falls.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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