若是疾病倒也无妨
“If it were illness, that would be acceptable.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Master Shenguan died suddenly within the Great Tang.”
若是 疾病 倒也无妨
“If it were illness, that would be acceptable.”
但若是奸人所害
“But if he was harmed by malicious hands,”
“Natural death causes us no diplomatic trouble, but murder will spark a major crisis.”
In imperial China, the unexplained death of prominent foreign envoys or monks carried heavy geopolitical liability, potentially triggering border conflicts or sovereign reprimand.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if; in case
A formal, literary equivalent of '如果' commonly used in formal speech and period dramas.
it wouldn't really matter; there would be no harm
A refined set phrase used to minimize concern or grant concession under specific conditions.