望长公主海涵
“I hope Your Highness can forgive me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
望长 公主 海涵
“I hope Your Highness can forgive me.”
你是长公主？
“You are the Grand Princess?”
“Please excuse my humble offerings; I revere your royal position.”
In traditional Chinese culture, hosts routinely apologize for offering 'coarse food and plain tea' (粗茶淡饭) to show humility and elevate the guest's status, regardless of actual quality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to forgive magnanimously; to show ocean-like forbearance
A highly formal, polite idiom used primarily in classical or historical formal settings to ask forgiveness for poor hosting or minor offenses.
Eldest Princess; imperial princess
A traditional historical title denoting the emperor's sister or the senior-ranking princess.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I hope you will forgive us.”
“Please forgive me, Your Highness.”
“I humbly ask for your understanding.”
“I beg your forgiveness, Prime Minister.”