这私兵不私兵的
“Private troops or not,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又不是他安郡王的私兵
“They are not Commandery Prince An's private troops.”
这私兵 不 私兵 的
“Private troops or not,”
陛下宠爱安郡王
“His Majesty favors Commandery Prince An.”
“It doesn't matter what you call it; the prince does whatever he wants anyway.”
In traditional court politics, rigid legal or military classifications often bowed to imperial favor and realpolitik.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether it is... or not; regardless of...
Used in colloquial Chinese to downplay the importance of a repeated term or concept.
private troops; personal retinue of soldiers
A historical term used to denote armed forces loyal to an individual noble rather than the state.
Placed at the end of an incomplete thought to suggest vague dismissiveness and leave the conclusion understood.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and hurt my soldiers.”
“Whether they're common folk or soldiers,”
“Come on, look at these wounded soldiers.”
“Aren't you Japanese military?”
“it's really hectic.”
“I haven't read many books on war,”