所以我就求安郡王
“So I begged Commandery Prince An”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不好办
“in a difficult position.”
所以我就求 安郡王
“So I begged Commandery Prince An”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When procedural channels hit a deadlock in imperial bureaucracies, petitioning royalty or influential nobles was a standard survival tactic to cut through red tape.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so I begged / appealed to
Used in conversational storytelling to recount asking someone for a significant favor.
commandery prince
A prominent imperial aristocratic title in dynastic China, ranked just below an imperial prince (亲王).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is Commandery Prince An.”
“to bless his health”
“while I was in the Three Judicial Offices.”
“People say that Commandery Prince An is a gentleman.”
“Commandery Prince An.”
“When Commandery Prince An brought you into”