下官不知道你在说什么
“I have no idea what you're saying.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还是傅海廉
“or Fu Hailian?”
下官 不知道你在说什么
“I have no idea what you're saying.”
“I think it's Fu Hailian. He hates the military nobles so much.”
“I know exactly what you mean, but I value my life too much to discuss this conspiracy with you.”
Subordinates in high-stakes political systems intentionally feign ignorance to maintain neutrality and preserve self-protection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this subordinate official (humble self-reference)
An archaic self-designation used by lower-ranking officials when speaking to higher-ranking nobles or dignitaries.
I don't know what you are talking about
A standard phrase used both literally and as a pragmatic tool for plausible deniability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The servants didn't know who he was and dared not ask.”
“I'll pretend I don't know.”
“do you even hear yourself?”
“you see, I didn't know.”
“Why am I not aware”