公主万福
“Blessings to Your Highness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
齐司吏也来了
“Supervisor Qi, you're here too? [Princess Shouyang]”
公主万福
“Blessings to Your Highness.”
民女田荣华拜见公主
“I, Tian Ronghua, greet Your Highness.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Strict hierarchical protocols in imperial China dictated exact verbal formulas like '万福' or '千岁' when addressing members of the royal family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wishing ten thousand blessings; a traditional salutation
A standard historical greeting used particularly by women or commoners when paying respects to nobility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really feel bad for Man-bok.”
“If you are not Wanfu, who is?”
“Long live Your Majesty.”
“Wanfu, I have an idea.”
“Wanfu, you still don't know people well enough.”
“I don't know what good deeds Brother Wanfu did in his past life to have such good fortune.”