不止皇宫 是江山
“Not just the imperial palace. The whole realm.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're going to give me the imperial palace as the betrothal gift?”
不止皇宫 是江山
“Not just the imperial palace. The whole realm.”
江山
“The realm?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical and period dramas, offering 'the realm' (江山) as a betrothal gift represents the ultimate expression of love combined with sovereign ambition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only; more than
Use to emphasize that the scope exceeds what was just mentioned.
the country; the realm; imperial power
Literally 'rivers and mountains', a literary and historical term referring to state sovereignty.