二位 请上座 我去请下老爷
“Please take the seats of honor. I'll go get the master.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
昌盛园
“Changsheng Garden.”
二位 请上座 我去 请下老爷
“Please take the seats of honor. I'll go get the master.”
“I told you to study at home, yet you ran off to the Li family”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Offering guests the 'upper seat' (shangzuo) is a fundamental Chinese hospitality norm demonstrating profound respect and hierarchy awareness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please take the seat of honor
A highly polite traditional hospitality phrase inviting esteemed guests to the principal seat.
politely fetch or invite (a superior/host)
A respectful way to say 'invite out' or 'fetch' when referring to family elders or employers.
