若能由着您的心意 再做一次选择
“If you could follow your heart and make the choice again,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
皇祖母
“Grandmother.”
若能 由着您的心意 再做一次选择
“If you could follow your heart and make the choice again,”
“would you still be willing to enter the palace as a consort?”
“Did you truly find happiness living in this gilded cage, or do you regret it?”
Imperial women in ancient China rarely had autonomy over their marriages, making hypothetical questions about free will deeply poignant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to allow someone to have their own way; according to one's wish
Commonly used in spoken and formal Chinese to mean letting someone act freely or following one's desires.
wishes; intentions; heart's desire
A polite term referring to one's genuine internal inclinations or feelings.