阿娘 儿子还有课业在身 先去了
“Mom, I have studies to attend to. I must take my leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
阿娘 儿子 还有 课业在身 先去了
“Mom, I have studies to attend to. I must take my leave.”
夫人总是怏怏不乐
“Ms. Wen, you're always so melancholy. It harms your health.”
“I need an excuse to leave this heavy conversation, so I will claim my studies require me.”
In imperial China, sons addressed their mothers with self-deprecating markers like 'erzi' (your son) and required a socially sanctioned justification, such as scholarship, to leave their presence respectfully.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have schoolwork or academic assignments to handle
A formal, historical expression used by young scholars to politely excuse themselves from family gatherings.
will take one's leave first
A polite formula used in period or formal spoken Chinese to announce one's departure to an elder or superior.
Indicates the inception of an action and softens the announcement of departure.
