送那些达官显贵的礼单里边 都有这元丹
“to curry favor with officials and nobles, this elixir is included among the gifts he presents!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
据说田家老爷去京中走动
“I heard that whenever Master Tian goes to the capital”
送那些 达官显贵 的礼单里边 都有这元丹
“to curry favor with officials and nobles, this elixir is included among the gifts he presents!”
逆子 你看我今天不打死你 景东
“Unfilial son! I'll beat you to death today! Jingdong!”
“You bought off powerful court officials using our prized medicine, and you know it.”
Offering prestigious gifts (lidan) to political elites was an indispensable, though often corrupt, method for securing official backing in traditional China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
high-ranking officials and prominent dignitaries
A common formal idiom used to describe powerful elites and court officials.
to visit people to build connections or cultivate political favor
A euphemism frequently used in social and political contexts to imply networking or lobbying.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(of a close relative.)”
“You’re promoted to the peak of Nascent Soul.”
“and make Yangyuan Pills for personal gain.”
“Two are at the Golden Core Stage, and four at the Nascent Soul Stage.”
“(requires a relative's life force,)”
“All these years, relying on the Yangyuan Pills”