你一路背着朕
“on your back,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是先生
“you carried me”
你 一路背着 朕
“on your back,”
“I have never forgotten your life-saving loyalty to me.”
Reserved exclusively for the emperor after the Qin dynasty, its contrast here with a humble physical act ('carrying on the back') emphasizes the extraordinary, debt-incurring intimacy between ruler and subject.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all the way; the whole journey
A versatile adverbial chunk indicating that an action continued uninterrupted throughout an entire path or journey.
carrying on one's back
Describes physical carrying on the back, often carrying a strong emotional connotation of bearing hardship.