这岂不是 滑了天下之大稽
“Isn't this absolutely ridiculous?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“would Gu Dezhao still need to embezzle disaster relief grain?”
这 岂不是 滑了天下之大稽
“Isn't this absolutely ridiculous?”
陛下说得是
“You are right, Your Majesty.”
“This accusation makes no sense at all and is laughably absurd; I refuse to believe it.”
When an emperor frames an issue with hyperbole and rhetorical derision, it serves as an authoritative signal to court officials that his verdict is effectively final.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the biggest farce under the sun; utterly laughable and absurd
A highly formal, literary idiom used to express scathing ridicule toward an absurd situation or ridiculous lie.
wouldn't it be; isn't it truly
A formal rhetorical marker used to emphasize a conclusion by phrasing it as a rhetorical negative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Spondylolisthesis? Not that severe yet.”
“how could I refuse their goodwill?”
“People will struggle more, won't they?”
“That's not something just any man could manage.”
“You made the floor so slippery!”
“Your floor is quite slippery.”