哀家在这儿等你们二位很久了
“I've been waiting here for you two for quite some time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和庾贵妃吗
“[Kunyu Palace] the banquet early?”
哀家 在这 儿 等 你们二位很久 了
“I've been waiting here for you two for quite some time.”
臣妾适才在殿外偶遇了谢妃
“I happened to encounter Consort Xie outside the hall just now.”
“You dare keep me waiting? You had better have an extraordinary excuse.”
In dynastic China, keeping a superior elder—especially the Empress Dowager—waiting was considered a grave breach of filial piety and court discipline.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of you
A polite plural form of address for two people, often used in formal or literary spoken contexts.
for a very long time
Placed at the end of a predicate to underline duration and mounting frustration.
Indicates the continuation of an action up to the present moment, stressing how long the wait has been.
