不是在京兆府就是在义庄 已经人尽皆知了
“either at the capital prefecture or at the morgue. Everyone knows about it now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
奴婢外出打听过了 她这几日奉旨查案验尸
“I've been out gathering information. She's been conducting autopsy by imperial order these days,”
不是 在京兆府 就是 在义庄 已经 人尽皆知 了
“either at the capital prefecture or at the morgue. Everyone knows about it now.”
“Even with an imperial order to conduct autopsy, she's still practicing a despicable profession.”
“She is not hard to find at all—everyone knows she spends all her time hanging around dead bodies.”
In traditional China, handling corpses in morgues was viewed as spiritually defiling and socially lowly, regardless of whether it was authorized by royal decree.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not A, then B; either A or B
Use this structure to express that someone or something must be one of two exclusive alternatives.
known to everyone; common knowledge
A common idiom used to emphasize that a fact, secret, or scandal is widely known by the public.
Indicates a currently realized state, emphasizing that the situation has become public knowledge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think you should quit your job at Jingzhao Prefecture.”
“The Capital Prefecture”
“But the Capital Prefecture isn't a solid wall.”
“If the capital prefecture doesn't give us all a proper explanation,”
“Do you guys in Jingzhao Prefecture have nothing to do?”
“you once ran into officials from the Capital Prefecture searching as well.”