不过本王 倒是小瞧了秦九那丫头
“But I underestimated that girl Qin Wan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'd be the first to be dealt with.”
不过本王 倒是 小瞧了 秦九那丫头
“But I underestimated that girl Qin Wan.”
原来助太子破了民女案的 仵作高手 就是她 殿下
“Turns out, the expert coroner who helped the Crown Prince solve the commoner's case was her. Your Highness,”
“I made a miscalculation about her abilities, so we must pay close attention to her now.”
In historical court intrigue narratives, high-ranking lords often dismiss commoners or women initially, only to be forced to respect their strategic value later.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
underestimated; looked down upon
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to admit that someone turned out to be far more capable than initially assumed.
this Prince (first-person imperial pronoun)
Used exclusively in historical period dramas by princes or vassal kings to denote aristocratic status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't believe a small-time nobody”
“bites me till I bleed,”
“How could I have arranged it?”
“my own flesh and blood? Ridiculous!”
“Even if I don't punish you,”
“but I've never punished you for it.”