咱俩好歹也是同年的文武状元
“We were both civil and military champions of the same year,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我都不好意思承认与你是同乡
“I'm almost embarrassed to admit I come from the same place as you.”
咱俩 好歹也是 同年 的 文武 状元
“We were both civil and military champions of the same year,”
耍嘴皮子的
“yet someone who only relies on words”
“Come on, don't look down on me—we graduated at the top of the imperial exams together!”
In imperial China, candidates who passed the palace exam in the same year shared a lifelong political and social bond, often treating each other like sworn brothers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of us
An informal, warm northern Chinese contraction used to create closeness and inclusivity with the listener.
at least (somebody) is; after all, (somebody) is
Used to remind someone of one's minimum status or qualification when feeling slighted or underestimated.
top civil and military scholars
In modern Chinese, '状元' is often used figuratively to mean the top scorer or #1 expert in any field.
