是我唐突了 九娘子不用放在心上
“I was being presumptuous. Please don't take it to heart, Miss Qin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大公子是前头夫人生的
“The Eldest Young Master is the son of his first wife.”
是我唐突了 九娘子 不用放在心上
“I was being presumptuous. Please don't take it to heart, Miss Qin.”
夫人不在意这些
“Madam doesn't mind such things.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Acknowledging oneself as 'tangtu' is an essential face-saving etiquette tool in formal Chinese society to defuse boundary transgressions before offense is taken.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I was out of line / pardon my presumption
A classic, elegant set phrase used to apologize after asking an insensitive question or overstepping social etiquette.
to take to heart / to worry about
Frequently paired with '不用' or '别' to graciously relieve someone's awkwardness or distress.
Indicates the realization of a past misstep in the phrase 'tangtu le'.
