就是这路上染了风寒
“But I caught a chill on the road”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便向陛下辞行
“I took leave of His Majesty.”
就是 这路上 染了风寒
“But I caught a chill on the road”
耽搁了几日
“and was delayed for several days.”
“Please do not blame me for being late; it was strictly because I fell sick on the way.”
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, catching a cold is perceived as external wind and cold pathogens invading the body's defenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
caught a cold; fell ill from cold weather
A classic traditional idiom for contracting a common cold or respiratory illness, frequently heard in period dramas.
it is just that; merely
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a gentle qualification, caveat, or mitigating reason.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was nothing more than a minor chill on the road.”
“You must have caught a cold from the commotion that night.”
“A chill ruined my voice.”