不过毕竟伤了几个胥役 暂时把他扣起来了
“But since he hurt a few of the clerks, he's temporarily detained.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
仍是悲痛难解
“Still in deep sorrow.”
不过 毕竟 伤了几个胥役 暂时把他 扣起来 了
“But since he hurt a few of the clerks, he's temporarily detained.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, 'xuyi' were low-ranking runners and underlings in local yamen offices who enforced arrests and maintained local order.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
temporarily placed him under detention
A common administrative/legal phrase meaning to detain or hold someone in custody pending further review.
after all / in the final analysis
Use '毕竟' to bring up an undeniable, core fact that justifies an action or decision.
Indicates the completion of the administrative action (detention).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's the real Duan Xu.”
“So what if I lose Duan Xu too?”
“Looks like the situation in Xucheng is even worse than we imagined.”
“stay by Duan Xu's side at all times.”
“I went to kill Duan Xu.”
“Duan Xu will have bad luck.”