神神鬼鬼 最终也都不了了之
“about deities and spirits. In the end, they all went away,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“There are often rumors in the palace”
神神鬼鬼 最终也都 不了了之
“about deities and spirits. In the end, they all went away,”
很快就被新的怪谈取代
“soon replaced by new rumors.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Inner court life was rife with rumors and superstitions, which experienced palace dwellers learned to ignore as ephemeral distractions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ghostly matters / superstitious rumors
Colloquial reduplicated phrase expressing skepticism or dismissiveness toward supernatural occurrences.
end up unsettled / fizzle out
A very common four-character idiom describing matters that are left unresolved and simply fade away.
Part of the fixed idiom 不了了之, denoting completion or resolution.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“secretive and odd.”
“The water ghost is out killing again.”
“- You're a ghost. - Not like that.”
“Ghost! There's a ghost!”
“You still won't leave me alone even in death.”
“It's certainly my business. After you annoying people leave,”