还请陛下高抬贵手
“I beg Your Majesty to show mercy”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“it was that reckless man who first harbored ill intent.”
还请 陛下 高抬贵手
“I beg Your Majesty to show mercy”
饶石青一命吧
“and spare Shi Qing's life.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In hierarchical monarchies, life and death rested solely on the Emperor's discretion, requiring petitioners to frame requests as an act of personal magnanimity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
raise your noble hand in mercy; show clemency
A classic set phrase used when begging a superior or authority figure to overlook a fault or grant a reprieve.
kindly please; imploringly ask
A polite framing device used to introduce an earnest request or plea.