惟请父亲珍重身体
“only asking you to take care of your health,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
故此战不作他想
“Therefore, I have no other thoughts in this battle,”
惟请父亲珍重身体
“only asking you to take care of your health,”
“and forgive me for not being able to fulfill my filial duties at your bedside.”
“Please stay healthy and live well after I am gone.”
Traditional Chinese ethics deeply values serving one's parents (孝), which causes profound moral anguish when a warrior must die for his country (忠) and leave aging parents behind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take good care of one's health
A deeply respectful, literary formula used in formal correspondence to wish well-being to respected elders.
only pray that; humbly request that
Classical Chinese epistolary phrase (书信套语) indicating humble entreaty and solemnity.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This... This... -Father! -Father! Father, please take care of your health!”
“Please take care of your health”
“Please take care of yourself, Prime Minister.”