臣与王妃起了争执
“I had a quarrel with my wife.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为何 回陛下
“You want to go up Lishan Mountain? Why? Your Majesty,”
臣与王妃 起了争执
“I had a quarrel with my wife.”
言语无状 令她心伤
“My rude words hurt her heart.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, a royal family member's domestic disharmony was not merely private; it carried political implications and required respectful disclosure to the sovereign.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get into a dispute / to have an altercation
A formal, written or high-register collocation describing the emergence of an argument.
princess consort
A historical title for the primary wife of a prince.