我身边的丫鬟
“The maid around me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“My eyes may be blind, but my heart is not.”
我身边的丫鬟
“The maid around me,”
屋里的下人
“the servants in the house,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese wealthy households, senior matriarchs had personal maids and servants who formed their intimate domestic circle and served as vital witnesses to household affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
maidservant or personal maid (archaic/historical)
Used in period dramas and historical narratives to refer to a female servant attending to masters or mistresses.
by one's side; at hand
Frequently used to indicate close physical proximity or personal assistants attending closely to someone.
