那便是到了顺天府 也只能这么判
“even the Shuntian Prefecture could only rule the same way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
宋姨娘毫不知情 既然没有证据
“Concubine Song knew nothing. Since there is no proof”
那 便是 到了顺天府 也 只能这么判
“even the Shuntian Prefecture could only rule the same way.”
既然您说没有证据
“Since you say there is no proof”
“Drop the matter; even the highest authorities would take my side.”
Shuntian Prefecture was the metropolitan government office overseeing Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties; invoking it serves as the ultimate benchmark of formal imperial justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if it goes to / even if brought before
Used in formal or dramatic contexts to hypothesize taking an issue to higher authorities.
could only be judged this way
Used to assert that a given verdict or conclusion is inevitable and indisputable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll accompany you back to Tongzhou.”
“Otherwise, even if mother arrived at Shuntian Prefecture, she still couldn't explain it clearly.”
“No matter where you are— even if you end up before the Shuntian Prefecture—”