崔郎定是凶多吉少
“that he was likely dead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我便知道
“I knew”
崔郎定是凶多吉少
“that he was likely dead.”
“I tried every possible way to get close to him.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Appending '郎' (láng) to a surname was a traditional, romantic way for a woman to address or refer to her lover or husband in pre-modern China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
boding ill rather than well; having the odds stacked against survival
A frequent four-character idiom used when someone goes missing or enters grave peril with very low chances of a good outcome.
Lord Cui; beloved Cui
A classical, intimate form of address used by a woman to refer to her lover or husband by his surname plus 'lang'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Young Master Cui was gone.”
“Young Master Cui had been to Ji'an Village.”
“Madam Cui undoubtedly faces the death penalty.”
“I only remember Young Master Cui looking terribly pale.”
“This mansion carries heavy sins of bloodshed,”
“Whether he's a decent man, it's not up to you.”