世子爷说 下官是睚眦必报的人
“You call me someone who holds a grudge.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还敢狡辩
“How dare you still deny it?”
世子爷 说 下官是 睚眦必报 的人
“You call me someone who holds a grudge.”
“Taking away a Crown Prince's study companion is nothing.”
“You call me petty and vindictive? You haven't seen anything yet.”
In imperial court etiquette, officials rarely shouted; deadly power struggles and mutual contempt were waged through impeccably polite, razor-sharp classical expressions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to seek revenge for the smallest grievance; deeply vindictive
A classical four-character idiom (chengyu) describing someone who holds grudges and retaliates for even a hostile glare.
this humble official
A self-effacing first-person pronoun used by an official when speaking to a higher-ranking peer or royal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Highness, the person you mentioned earlier was him?”
“Lord Ye saw me too. If he suddenly learns I died,”
“Your Highness, there is one thing I do not understand.”
“Your Highness, I beg your forgiveness”
“Your Highness, I have failed you.”
“The Young Lord is far above us.”