老臣恭送灵主
“Farewell, Your Grace.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老臣遵命
“Yes, Your Grace.”
老臣 恭送 灵主
“Farewell, Your Grace.”
你呀 你呀
“Oh, look at you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese imperial hierarchy, ministers demeaned themselves while elevating the ruler using formulaic honorifics and humble pronouns.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
respectfully see off / bid farewell
A highly formal, archaic expression used exclusively when seeing off an esteemed superior or elder.
this old subject / your humble old servant
A humble first-person self-appellation used by elderly officials when speaking to a monarch in period dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I obeyed your command,”
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“Greetings, Your Grace.”
“Greetings, Your Grace.”
“Greetings, Your Grace.”
“Farewell, Your Majesty.”