我皇家的颜面何在啊
“what will become of the royal family's dignity?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
皇子和亲王世子 为争抢猎物大打出手 传出去
“A prince and a royal heir fought over a single prey. If word gets out,”
我皇家的 颜面何在 啊
“what will become of the royal family's dignity?”
贵妃到 陛下
“The Noble Consort is here! Your Majesty!”
“You have thoroughly humiliated the royal family, and I will not let this go unpunished.”
Face (mianzi) for an emperor is tied directly to the legitimacy and stability of the imperial institution; losing it in public constitutes an unpardonable offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where is the dignity; how can one save face
A rhetorical idiom used exclusively to express extreme indignation when dignity, honor, or prestige has been totally compromised.
imperial family; royal court
Used in historical dramas or literary discourse to refer collectively to the monarch's household and lineage.
Amplifies the rhetorical outrage and vents the speaker's intense feeling of exasperation and mortification.
