便是王妃安然回到交州之时
“is the day Commandery Princess Consort An will return to Jiaozhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The day Great Tang issued the decree to appoint the new king”
便是 王妃 安然回到 交州 之时
“is the day Commandery Princess Consort An will return to Jiaozhou.”
“The King of Nanzhao died a timely death.”
“You will get her back unharmed only after our political conditions are fully met.”
In imperial Chinese history, regional rulers or their consorts were often treated as leverage until official imperial investitures (封诏) were formally granted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
safely; unharmed; peaceful
A formal written and spoken term used to describe returning or surviving without any injury or mishap.
the moment when; the time of
A formal literary equivalent of '的时候' (de shíhou) commonly found in period dramas and formal discourse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the Commandery Prince and Princess Consort An to come all the way to Jiaozhou.”
“Yuluo, take Commandery Princess Consort An to see Master Chu later.”
“You can just rest here at ease, Your Highness.”
“I didn't expect you would be so carefree.”
“Just take Her Highness and leave.”
“is to keep Princess Consort An alive.”