还劳烦转告国公
“Please tell Duke Pei.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方侍郎
“Mr. Fang.”
还 劳烦 转告 国公
“Please tell Duke Pei.”
“Hope he won't forget his promise to my son and me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Due to strict palace protocols preventing direct contact between inner palace consorts and outer court nobles, trusted ministers served as intermediaries carrying sensitive pledges.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to trouble someone (polite formula)
A very common polite request formula, equivalent to 'sorry to trouble you' or 'may I trouble you to'.
to pass on a message; to convey words to a third party
Essential spoken and formal verb used when asking someone to relay information to another person.
