听闻王忠是行伍出身的将军
“I heard Wang Zhong once served as a general.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
未曾
“No, I didn't.”
听闻 王忠 是 行伍出身 的 将 军
“I heard Wang Zhong once served as a general.”
为何不见他呀
“Why isn't he here?”
“If he's such a battle-hardened general, why isn't he here?”
In imperial China, rising from the military ranks denoted toughness, tactical skill, and lack of aristocratic privilege, commanding respect for practical battlefield experience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rising from the ranks of ordinary soldiers
A literary Chengyu referring to military commanders who began their careers as common infantrymen rather than aristocrats.
to hear of; it is said that
A formal, elevated alternative to '听说', common in period dramas and formal discourse.