那是本官唐突了
“Then I was being presumptuous.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原来如此
“I see.”
那是 本官 唐突了
“Then I was being presumptuous.”
我这就去将批薄送往监库
“I'll go deliver the approval documents to the treasury office right away.”
“My mistake for pressing this matter; I will back off and handle standard procedures.”
When an imperial official misjudged a situation, formal ritualized apologies allowed both sides to save face without an explicit admission of personal fault.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was overly abrupt / was presumptuous
A polite classical and formal expression to apologize for offending someone or overstepping boundaries.
this official / I (used by dynastic magistrate/official)
A classical self-deprecating yet authoritative pronoun reserved for officials in historical period contexts.
Marks realization and culmination of the action, softening the acknowledgment into an immediate, gracious concession.
