就没听说过来三法司狱牢走一趟
“You don't walk out of the Three Judicial Offices'”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You hid in a pharmacy for so long.”
就没听说过 来 三法司狱牢 走一趟
“You don't walk out of the Three Judicial Offices'”
“You fool, you will not survive the brutal tortures of our prison unless you talk.”
Prisons of the imperial supreme judiciaries were infamous for severe corporal punishments where few prisoners emerged unharmed or alive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take a trip to; to go pay a visit
Often used euphemistically in judicial or police contexts to mean bringing someone in for questioning or detention.
Three Judicial Ministries
A historical term referring to the highest judicial organs in imperial Chinese governance.
Marks the completion of hearing about the prison's reputation in rhetorical negation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the Three Judicial Offices would have collapsed from all sides.”
“He's so afraid of me that he hides there.”
“is caught by the Three Judicial Offices,”
“I was happiest”
“the Three Judicial Offices found out that the true culprit”
“you're accustomed to the procedures of the Three Judicial Offices.”