只怕委屈了你
“I fear it would be unfair to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
婚仪要是从简
“If the ceremony has to be simple,”
只怕 委屈了你
“I fear it would be unfair to you.”
太后 这本是我心中所求 只是叫燕迟抢了先
“Your Majesty. This is what I originally wanted to ask of you, but Yan Chi beat me to it.”
“I know you deserve a grander ceremony, so please don't resent this arrangement.”
In Chinese interpersonal etiquette, proactively admitting that one's arrangements 'wrong' (委屈) someone prevents the other party from feeling slighted and preserves harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I only worry that; I am afraid that
Used as a softening connective to introduce an undesirable possibility or express courteous concern.
wrong you; do you an injustice; treat you below what you deserve
A common empathetic formula used when offering modest hospitality or making compromised arrangements for someone.
Marks the potential realization of an undesirable outcome (feeling slighted or wronged).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've been through a lot.”
“you suffered a great grievance.”
“I've caused you so much grief”
“So wronged. You shouldn't indulge her.”
“You feel wronged? What's there to feel wronged about?”
“my daughter had suffered too much.”