何来见笑一说？
“Why would I mock her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
长公主见笑了
“Please don't mock her.”
何来见笑 一说？
“Why would I mock her?”
但从乡野
“You truly have talent”
“You have nothing to be embarrassed about; please don't demean yourself.”
In Chinese etiquette, when someone humbly says '见笑' (pardon my clumsiness), the listener is culturally required to dismiss the flaw politely rather than agreeing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how can one even say... / where does the idea of... come from?
A rhetorical and courteous structure used to politely reject an interlocutor's premise or self-deprecating comment.
to incur ridicule / to be laughed at
A traditional humble expression used when apologizing for one's shortcomings or crude manners.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Govern with Clarity from Above] How ridiculous!”
“How can we "split up"?”
“Sorry about the mess. There's a fresh pack below.”
“Confirming this news is utterly ridiculous...”
“I'm just joking.”
“You saw it on your way in too, right? Isn't this ridiculous?”