如今南赵王只是抱恙
“Right now, the King of Nanzhao is just ill.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
重新册封
“and re-confer the title.”
如今 南赵王 只是 抱恙
“Right now, the King of Nanzhao is just ill.”
“If Great Tang is going to confer the title forcefully,”
“The king is not dead yet, so you have no right to replace him.”
Direct references to a monarch's mortality or severe illness are taboo in traditional court culture; euphemisms like 'baoyang' maintain proper decorum and political caution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indisposed; falling ill
A highly elegant, respectful literary term used to describe someone's illness politely without sounding blunt.