哀家还要谢谢你了
“I should thank you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么说
“In that case,”
哀家 还要 谢谢你了
“I should thank you?”
皇儿想得周全
“My son, you thought of everything.”
“You think your explanation settles this, but don't assume you can fool me with your cleverness.”
In imperial palace etiquette, the Empress Dowager holds supreme generational hierarchy over the Emperor, allowing her to criticize state or court decisions with biting irony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I (used exclusively by an empress dowager)
A theatrical first-person pronoun heard exclusively in historical costume dramas.
even have to / on top of that
Used here to introduce an ironic obligation that seems contrary to expectations.
Emphasizes the change of state or marks the rhetorical conclusion of an ironic realization.