留香 你先下去吧 我同你周妈妈说会儿话
“Liuxiang, you can go now. I want to talk to Nanny Zhou alone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“She was fine just a few days ago.”
留香 你先下去吧 我同你周妈妈 说会儿话
“Liuxiang, you can go now. I want to talk to Nanny Zhou alone.”
我在太太的药里 下了大黄
“I added rhubarb to the Madam's medicine.”
“Leave us immediately; what we are about to discuss is not for your ears.”
In traditional Chinese wealthy households, senior servants (like trusted wet nurses or 'mama') were privy to inner family secrets that junior maidservants were strictly barred from hearing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please step down / you may leave now
A polite yet commanding phrase used in traditional households or hierarchical settings to dismiss domestic staff.
have a brief chat
Used to describe having a private or casual conversation for a short period.
Softens the direct command of dismissing the servant into a gentle, firm request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Smells good, doesn't it? Don't rush. It's all yours.”
“burn incense for my mom, asking her to go and bless them.”
“We had the burner for a day, and then he stole it. What does that say?”
“Miss Lu, are you pleased with this incense?”
“My dear, you can earn money now.”
“You snuck out during an incense-offering ritual, right?”