卖了钱 就贴补宫中用度
“The money went to cover expenses in the palace”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and had an old nanny who once served her take them out of the palace to sell.”
卖了 钱 就 贴补 宫中用度
“The money went to cover expenses in the palace”
“or to trade for better thread and brocade.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese dynasties, low-ranking palace concubines or fallen royal family members often suffered from meager allowances and had to smuggle handicrafts out to survive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to subsidize or supplement financial expenses
Commonly used to describe adding extra money or earnings to cover household or personal deficits.
expenses or living expenditures
A formal or literary noun referring to regular costs of living or organizational upkeep.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She still owed me a tidy sum before leaving.”
“I treat you like my own child! [To Father]”
“Where did you get the money to lend out in the palace?”
“palace expenditures have been cut again and again.”
“If you know what's proper, you should bring out some silver to compensate the second branch,”
“Nine out of ten sellers claim to be palace eunuchs”