你为何忽然问起此事
“Why do you suddenly ask about this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大胤罪臣
“he became a traitor to Great Yin.”
你 为何 忽然问起此事
“Why do you suddenly ask about this?”
“This is dangerous territory. What makes you bring this up all of a sudden?”
Matters regarding disgraced officials or treason in imperial China carry severe guilt by association, making any casual inquiry deeply alarming and dangerous.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why (formal)
A literary and formal equivalent of '为什么', commonly used in period dramas and written Chinese.
bring up this matter / inquire about this event
A formal collocation used when referring to an inquiry regarding a specific topic or historical incident.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you ask specifically”
“Why do you keep asking about that pen?”
“That's all in the past. What do you mean by bringing this up now?”
“You should ask him why.”
“I just want to figure it out.”
“♪ To hold onto the broken dreams ♪ That's why.”
“Why are you suddenly asking about her? What's going on?”
“Why are you suddenly asking me a question like this?”