实不知大公子在此
“I truly didn't know you were here, Eldest Young Master.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大公子饶命
“Please spare me, Eldest Young Master!”
实 不知 大公子在此
“I truly didn't know you were here, Eldest Young Master.”
“Is the Imperial Eldest Grandson still alive?”
“Please do not execute me—I never would have dared to act this way if I knew you were watching!”
Traditional Chinese culture holds the legal and social precept that unintended transgressions committed in ignorance warrant lighter punishment, making genuine ignorance a common defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly did not know; honestly was unaware
A concise, formal literary phrase used to express sincere ignorance when pleading for forgiveness or explaining an error.
eldest son; eldest young master
A respectful aristocratic honorific used in pre-modern China to address the first-born son of a prominent household.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and his attendant disappeared the day after we left.”
“Eldest Young Master, please don't hurt him.”
“Why hasn't the Eldest Young Master arrived yet?”
“-Eldest Young Master. -Deliberately shaking the army’s morale.”
“It wasn't your fault, Young Master.”
“he couldn't get close to the Eldest Young Master.”