李大人 别别别
“Lord Li, please don't!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
长玉
“Changyu.”
李大人 别别别
“Lord Li, please don't!”
李大人
“Lord Li.”
“Please stop, you do not need to do this for me!”
In traditional Chinese officialdom, accepting an overly humble gesture from someone of standing can be socially dangerous or inappropriate, prompting immediate verbal deterrence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please don't / no, no, no
A common spoken reduplication used to hurriedly stop someone from doing something out of politeness or alarm.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lord Li, I am truly sorry.”
“Lord Li, you are truly a saint.”
“Lord Li, you're badly injured.”
“[Qinwen Hall] Lord Li, what are you doing?”
“Did Lord Li really return to the Capital?”
“you were just a frail scholar.”