不过区区一名宫婢
“She was just a lowly palace maid,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和众朝臣们撞个正着
“in the act on their way to admire the moon.”
不过 区区 一名宫婢
“She was just a lowly palace maid,”
先帝不好现场发作
“so the Late Emperor could not make a scene right there.”
“She is just a worthless servant, why make such a fuss over her?”
In imperial China, palace maids belonged to the lowest ranks of court society, possessing no political clout and viewed as completely expendable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nothing more than; merely a petty...
Used in formal or dramatic contexts to diminish the importance or scale of a person, object, or threat.
palace maid / female imperial servant
Historical term for palace bondmaids, seen frequently in costume and historical dramas.