我们旅长吩咐过 只能跟太爷讲
“Our brigadier ordered that I can only speak to the Old Master.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张老太爷在家吗
“Is Old Master Zhang at home?”
我们旅长 吩咐 过 只能跟太爷讲
“Our brigadier ordered that I can only speak to the Old Master.”
“He went out. You can tell me, it's the same. Yes, it's the same.”
“This matter is strictly confidential, and I cannot trust you with it.”
Addressing the patriarch directly as 太爷 highlights traditional clan hierarchy, where important military or political news can only be received by the family head.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
instructed / ordered
Use when quoting orders or instructions given by an elder, master, or superior.
can only speak to...
A polite but firm boundary-setting construction used to restrict communication to a specific person.