还要失礼于大唐吗
“show such discourtesy before Great Tang as well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
难道
“but surely he would not”
还要 失礼于 大唐 吗
“show such discourtesy before Great Tang as well.”
诸位大人见谅
“We ask the lords for their understanding.”
“Control yourself and apologize immediately, unless you want to provoke an imperial crisis.”
In imperial China, 'Li' (etiquette/decorum) was paramount; any breach of protocol was treated as a severe political offense against the state's sovereignty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to breach etiquette towards; to be discourteous to
Formal classical construction used in elevated political or diplomatic registers.
Functions as a rhetorical interrogative particle, asserting strong disapproval rather than asking a genuine question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Great Tang must of course treat you with propriety.”
“The envoys of Great Tang are polite.”
“were to suffer any mishap within Great Tang,”
“how do you explain yourself to Great Tang?”
“How can the imperial court retain its dignity”
“to drag the Great Tang into a worse position.”