一切但凭母后做主
“You shall be the one to decide.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
皇帝怎么看
“What do you think?”
一切 但凭母后做主
“You shall be the one to decide.”
那就查吧
“Then investigate.”
“I defer to your judgment completely; you make the call.”
In imperial Chinese courts, even the supreme monarch maintained overt deference to the Empress Dowager to exemplify societal filial piety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
solely depend on; completely at the discretion of
A highly formal, classical term used to submit entirely to another's judgment or command.
make the decision; call the shots
Used in both formal and daily speech when granting someone the power to decide a matter.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So Mother, don't worry.”
“Do you truly want me to be the Emperor, Mother?”
“I only learned a little from you.”
“In the past six months, Mother gradually returned the power to me”
“a matriarch should be a little imposing.”
“are all managed by Mother alone.”