分明是在羞辱本官
“He's obviously humiliating me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He got the military report, but didn't even bother to review it.”
分明是 在 羞辱 本官
“He's obviously humiliating me.”
这个人…
“This man…”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese bureaucracy, disrespecting an official's administrative authority is viewed as a direct attack on imperial order and personal face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clearly / obviously doing (something)
Used to express strong certainty about someone's negative or provocative intention.
this official (referring to oneself)
A self-referential pronoun used by officials in historical settings to assert authority or rank.