区区一个太医
“I'm merely a lowly physician—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也是有罪
“so I'm also guilty.”
区区一个 太医
“I'm merely a lowly physician—”
打死又如何
“what does it matter if you beat me to death?”
“He is a nobody; I can dispose of him without consequence.”
In ancient dynastic China, high-ranking nobles held virtually unchecked power over technical professionals like court doctors, whose lives were often at the mercy of aristocratic whim.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mere, trivial, insignificant
Use before a noun or measure phrase to emphasize that something or someone is negligible or unworthy of concern.
imperial physician
A historical term used to refer to court doctors who served the imperial family and nobility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is up to me, the royal physician.”
“you need the imperial physician to check on you more.”
“All medications in this shed were personally tasted”
“it'll be even harder for her there.”
“Fine, even if you are a physician,”
“I heard there's an imperial physician in Songjiang Prefecture... Don't tell anyone.”