本官在孙貌的府中
“I searched Sun Mao's residence”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后来
“Later,”
本官在孙貌的府中
“I searched Sun Mao's residence”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, imperial magistrates and officials referred to themselves as '本官' to project institutional authority and impartiality when conducting official business or presiding over trials.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this official / I (used by a magistrate or court official)
An archaic first-person self-reference used exclusively by government officials in historical period dramas.
in the residence / inside the mansion
Used in historical or literary contexts to refer to the official or private mansion of a nobleman or official.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sun Mao was an imperial official.”
“Sun Mao must have discovered something,”
“Sun Mao was corrupt.”
“You met Sun Mao”
“Did Bai Zhi”
“It was raining heavily”