谢陛下 大娘万万不可
“Thank you, His Majesty. Please don't, Ma'am.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本来是要等到汪大人回来穿的
“It was meant for Lord Wang to wear upon his return.”
谢陛下 大娘 万万不可
“Thank you, His Majesty. Please don't, Ma'am.”
“What Lord Wang did will be remembered for generations.”
“I am deeply honored, but this tribute is too grand for me to accept comfortably.”
Chinese propriety heavily emphasizes declining excessive honors or services from elders and superiors to show moral uprightness and avoid hubris.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by no means acceptable / absolutely must not be done
A strong, highly respectful formula used in classical or formal contexts to refuse an honor or dissuade someone from a dangerous course of action.
thank you, Your Majesty
A set imperial court formula acknowledging imperial grace or decrees.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Thank Your Majesty.”
“Your Majesty... My mother has agreed.”
“thanks Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.”
“Thank you for your great mercy. You saved my life.”