那剩下的药岂不是都浪费掉了？
“The medicine all went to waste?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They didn't bring the medicine to you?”
那剩下的药 岂不是 都浪费 掉了 ？
“The medicine all went to waste?”
我们因病待在偏殿里 不见天日
“We stayed in the side hall all day and couldn't go out.”
“Are you telling me precious medicine is just discarded instead of being given to you?”
In imperial China, palace resources and medications were strictly controlled by hierarchy, often leaving low-ranking servants or sick concubines neglected.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wouldn't it be; wouldn't that mean
A rhetorical phrase used to point out an absurd, undesirable, or obvious logical consequence.
to waste completely; squandered away
Combines 'waste' with the resultative complement 'diao', emphasizing that something has been needlessly lost or consumed.
Functions as part of the resultative compound '掉了' to signal completed, irrevocable loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“wasting countless herbs to produce this single pill.”
“This is enough to save lives. Thank you.”
“that she needs to take so much medicine? You don't need to ask.”
“My lord has already finished his medicine. Why isn't he getting better?”
“I originally didn't want to give you the second dose.”
“Does the medicine I feed you not work? Drink it now.”