那日在公堂上 您只字不提田本昌
“that day in court, you didn't mention anything about Tian Benchang”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
田老爷
“Master Tian,”
那日在公堂上 您 只字不提 田本昌
“that day in court, you didn't mention anything about Tian Benchang”
将所有的罪行推给田本盛
“and put all the blame on Tian Bensheng.”
“I know you deliberately protected Tian Benchang in court by pinning everything on someone else.”
In traditional Chinese clan culture, powerful families often protected key heirs or figures during legal crises by shifting all blame onto a single relative or subordinate in front of the magistrate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
law court; tribunal (in traditional China)
Used specifically for traditional Chinese magistrate courts in historical contexts.
not mention a single word about
A high-frequency four-character idiom used in both modern and historical Chinese to emphasize deliberate silence or omission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“there's also a man named Tian Benchang in Huizhou. What a shame.”
“Tian Benchang, what are you doing?”
“Tian Benchang, you bastard!”
“All of Tian Benchang's excuses are just shirking responsibility.”
“At the critical moment the other day, Tian Benchang”
“Tian Benchang will be even more suspicious. Only by falling into his trap”