咱家入宫这么多年
“I have served in the palace for many years”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
五百两
“Five hundred taels!”
咱家 入宫 这么多年
“I have served in the palace for many years”
“but have never seen such unruly ruffian soldiers.”
“I have seen it all in the imperial court, yet this vulgar insolence is completely unacceptable.”
Senior court eunuchs wielded immense bureaucratic power and used ritual propriety (titong) to maintain hierarchical control over unruly soldiers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I / me (traditional first-person pronoun used by eunuchs)
Strictly limited to historical and period dramas when representing imperial eunuchs; not used in modern everyday speech.
having served in the palace for so many years
A phrase invoking one's veteran tenure and authority in court drama contexts.