再见天颜了
“see your face again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老臣终于又可以
“this humble minister can finally”
再见天颜 了
“see your face again.”
崔悯忠
“Cui Minzhong,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Classical Chinese court etiquette deified the emperor as the Son of Heaven; gazing upon him was a rare privilege granted by royal benevolence rather than an ordinary meeting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the sovereign's countenance; the imperial face
An archaic honorific used exclusively by subjects to refer to the emperor's visage in imperial settings.
to see again; to meet once more
Here used in its literal verbal sense rather than as the farewell greeting.
Indicates the realization of a long-awaited new situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and at last saw the light.”
“After dawn breaks, don't think about the past anymore.”
“Goodbye.”
“Xu Yuntian is already useless.”
“will finally see the light of day.”
“my eyes can see the light again.”