莫要误了时辰
“Please do not be late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that the palace banquet is about to begin.”
莫要 误了 时辰
“Please do not be late.”
殿下恕罪
“Please forgive me, Your Highness!”
“Hurry up; being late to an imperial event will cost us dearly.”
Court banquets and imperial rituals follow strict cosmic and ceremonial timetables (时辰); failing to appear on time constitutes a breach of ritual law (失礼) punishable by royal decree.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not; must not
A classical, elevated imperative equivalent to modern '不要', common in period dramas and formal warnings.
to miss the appointed hour; to delay schedule
A traditional idiom referring to failing to adhere to critical ceremonial or official schedules.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm sorry, but it's about time.”
“The time has come.”
“(Mo Wuyou, Prince Ding's nephew) What if we miss the auspicious hour?”
“So that's why you said "after noon."”
“It's late now.”
“Don't ruin my reputation in my old age,”