县主 你是要把案子让给大理寺啊？
“Your Ladyship, are you handing this case over to us?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
内谒局的牢房满了 劳驾顾司直把人押回大理寺吧
“The Palace Investigation Bureau's cells are full. Please take him to the Court of Judicial Review.”
县主 你是要 把案子让给 大理寺啊？
“Your Ladyship, are you handing this case over to us?”
借用一下大理寺的大牢而已
“I'm just borrowing a cell.”
“Are you really willing to surrender this high-profile case and its credit to another bureau?”
In imperial Chinese bureaucracy, different judicial organs frequently competed for jurisdiction over major cases to gain imperial favor and political credit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to yield or transfer a case to someone else
Useful in professional or legal contexts when relinquishing responsibility or jurisdictional authority to another department.
Court of Judicature and Revision (Dali Temple)
A common institutional term in Chinese historical dramas referring to the supreme judicial organ of imperial China.
Softens the interrogative tone while indicating genuine surprise or seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Ladyship, what should we do with him?”
“Your Ladyship, who are you going to question? Why are you asking around?”
“Your Ladyship, please withdraw this false accusation.”
“Your Ladyship, could he be the killer in this manor?”
“Feel free to investigate.”
“I don't understand your question.”