身为南赵子民
“As a subject of Nanzhao,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
自然生气
“how could I not be angry?”
身为 南赵 子民
“As a subject of Nanzhao,”
当然会生气
“of course, you would be angry.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese contexts, framing personal outrage through collective allegiance to one's homeland (guojia/ziming) legitimizes emotions as righteous and morally upright.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in one's capacity as; being a...
Used in formal speech or literature to establish one's social role, duty, or identity as a premise for an argument.
subjects of a realm; citizens of a kingdom
An archaic or historical term referring to the common people under imperial rule.