- 见过长公主 - 别来这套虚礼
“- Greetings, Your Highness. - Spare me the formalities.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 见过 长 公主 - 别来这套虚礼
“- Greetings, Your Highness. - Spare me the formalities.”
“What is it now? What news have you heard?”
“Drop the act and tell me the real news already.”
Rejecting formal etiquette ('xuli') often signifies that the superior values pragmatic information or considers the subordinate an insider who need not observe rigid ceremony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
empty formalities / superficial courtesies
Used to describe hollow or burdensome etiquette that is unnecessary between close associates.
don't pull that on me / drop the act
A colloquial idiom used to dismiss disingenuous behavior, flattery, or excessive formality.