大人是在怀疑草民
“that you are suspecting me, sir.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可也听得出
“but even I can tell”
大人 是在怀疑 草民
“that you are suspecting me, sir.”
狄某
“I never suspect”
“Are you really pointing the finger at me? I need to know where I stand.”
Traditional Chinese etiquette requires commoners to address officials using self-effacing terms such as 'caomin' (grass-like commoner) to demonstrate hierarchy and submissiveness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this humble citizen; commoner (self-deprecating first-person pronoun)
Used exclusively in historical dramas by ordinary citizens when addressing an imperial official or emperor.
is suspecting / are you doubting
Used to verify someone's skepticism or suspicion toward a person or event.