是臣失察 管教无方
“I failed to see it and control her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
臣的副殿主行刺灵主
“My Vice Lord tried to kill you.”
是臣 失察 管教无方
“I failed to see it and control her.”
请灵主降罪
“Please punish me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese hierarchical ethics, leaders bear moral and official responsibility for the actions of their subordinates, requiring formal displays of self-blame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
failure of oversight; dereliction of supervision
A highly formal term used when admitting a failure to supervise subordinates or notice mistakes.
to discipline or manage incompetently
Used self-deprecatingly by superiors or parents to take responsibility for subordinates' or children's misbehavior.