你竟敢戏耍本官
“How dare you make a fool of me!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 竟敢戏耍 本官
“How dare you make a fool of me!”
汪知州
“Governor Wang.”
“You are treating my court like a joke, and I will make you pay dearly for disrespecting me.”
Imperial officials held absolute judicial and moral authority in local courts; public disrespect or deceptive conduct was considered a direct assault on the emperor's rule.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to dare to; have the audacity to
Used to express deep shock and outrage that someone had the insolence to perform an action.
this official / this magistrate
Historical first-person self-reference used by government officials to project institutional authority.
to play tricks on; to make a fool of
A literary and formal term denoting deliberate mockery or playing with someone.