我要回去禀报给我父王
“I need to return and report this to Father.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让开
“Move out of the way.”
我要回去禀报给我父王
“I need to return and report this to Father.”
是你杀的吧
“You murdered him, didn't you?”
“If you dare touch or block me, my powerful father will make you pay.”
Borrowing the stature of a powerful father or clan leader is a classic rhetorical shield when facing physical danger or political extortion in pre-modern China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to report to an elder or superior
Use this respectful historical/formal verb when bringing information to a person of higher status or royalty.