以后我不再当低人一等的行商
“I will no longer be a lowly merchant.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拿下公主府司墨吗
“win the job of Ink Supplier for the Princess's household?”
以后我不再当 低人一等 的行商
“I will no longer be a lowly merchant.”
我要给自己争一个御用监的官位
“I'll earn myself a position in the Directorate of Imperial Household.”
“I'm sick of being treated like dirt just because I'm a merchant; I am taking power into my own hands.”
In imperial China, merchants (商) ranked lowest in traditional social esteem despite their wealth, driving many to seek official government titles (仕/官) for dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inferior to others; treated as second-class
A set phrase used to describe feeling or being treated as socially inferior.
itinerant merchant; traveling trader
A historical term referring to traveling merchants, historically placed at the bottom of the Confucian social hierarchy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will no longer be a candidate at the mercy of others.”
“I'm just an honest businessman.”
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
“I don't want to humiliate myself anymore.”
“Don't flatter me.”