我手中所持 乃是先帝所赐丹书铁券
“What I hold in my hand is the Imperial Pardon Certificate bestowed by the late Emperor!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
放肆
“How dare you!”
我手中所持 乃是先帝所赐 丹书铁券
“What I hold in my hand is the Imperial Pardon Certificate bestowed by the late Emperor!”
我看你们谁敢拦我
“Let's see who dares to stop me!”
“Back off, this imperial grant gives me absolute immunity and you dare not touch me.”
A historic imperial artifact granted by Chinese emperors to meritorious officials, conferring lifelong immunity from prosecution and death penalties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is held in hand
Formal classical phrasing used to call dramatic attention to an item or token of authority.
bestowed by the late emperor
Classical court formula invoking the supreme authority of a deceased sovereign.
iron certificate with red cinnabar inscriptions (imperial pardon token)
Historical term referring to an imperial charter granting aristocratic privileges or death immunity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has his ways to deal with us too.”
“He holds the Eastern Palace seal.”
“sold his precious golden pills and talismans!”
“The army is yours to wield.”
“to be used for exchange when the pills were ready.”
“this is the official seal seized from Hong Luan,”