查明死因不是难事 霍知府若别无他法
“Determining the cause of death isn't difficult for her. If you have no other solutions,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
九娘子有医仙之名
“Miss Qin is known as the medical fairy.”
查明 死因 不是难事 霍知府若 别无他法
“Determining the cause of death isn't difficult for her. If you have no other solutions,”
“why don't you let her give it a try? There happens to be a murder case at the morgue.”
“You are out of options, so stop hesitating and let her solve your problem.”
When advising an imperial magistrate, one must frame suggestions conditionally ('if you have no other choice') so as not to directly undermine the official's competence or authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ascertain the cause of death
A formal and legal collocation used in mystery, crime, or medical contexts when determining how someone died.
to have no other alternative
A formal idiom used to describe having exhausted all other options or solutions.
