是个可怜的姑娘
“She is a pitiful girl.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小姐
“Miss.”
是个可怜的姑娘
“She is a pitiful girl.”
老婆子倒有些不忍了
“I feel a bit reluctant now.”
“Her suffering moves me, and I feel reluctant to harm or punish her.”
Even within rigid servant-master dynamics, displaying natural empathy ('ce yin zhi xin') toward vulnerable figures is seen as a virtuous moral instinct.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is a pitiful / unfortunate person
Used colloquially to characterize someone as unfortunate and deserving of compassion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You poor girl!”
“How could a young girl like her handle that?”
“Does she know anything about engineering or road construction?”
“(Does she know anything about engineering?) (For such a huge matter!)”
“Poor girl.”