我去南京是要办正经事的 竞选生辰墨
“I'm going to Nanjing for something serious— the birthday inkstick competition.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
话本里看到的
“I read it in storybooks.”
我去 南京是要 办正经事 的 竞选 生辰墨
“I'm going to Nanjing for something serious— the birthday inkstick competition.”
“I won't have time to have fun. Besides, Nanjing is huge,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Securing an imperial tribute ink contract elevated a family workshop's prestige and commercial monopoly for generations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
attend to serious/legitimate business
A very useful spoken phrase to contrast official duties with leisure or idle amusements.
compete for / run for
In traditional contexts, refers to bidding or contending for imperial procurement honors.
