入宫做内侍
“my family got convicted, and I was sent to the palace as a eunuch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“When I was little, my family got convicted, and I was sent to the palace as a eunuch.”
入宫做内侍
“my family got convicted, and I was sent to the palace as a eunuch.”
一直在净房做倾脚工 又脏又臭 人人避之不及
“I've worked as a night-soil collector all these years. Dirty and smelly, I was shunned by all.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Individuals from families convicted of serious crimes were often castrated and sent into the palace as eunuchs (内侍) to do hard labor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to enter the palace (often to serve the royal family)
A classical expression used in historical dramas referring to entering imperial service.
court eunuch / palace attendant
A formal, historical title for castrated palace servants in ancient imperial China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A minor eunuch in the inner palace couldn't have gotten that much tung oil.”
“In all my years in the palace,”
“But those rumors circulated only among the eunuchs and palace maids.”
“Your Highness managed to enter the palace so smoothly.”
“That person can enter and leave the palace at will without arousing suspicion.”
“can only enter the inner palace when summoned,”