清鹤仙人虽是金口玉言
“Although Sage Qing He has made a decision,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想走就能走的吗
“to come and go as one pleases?”
清鹤仙人虽是 金口玉言
“Although Sage Qing He has made a decision,”
“it cannot quell the dispute in Huizhou.”
“An esteemed title cannot wash away your reputation or protect you from public suspicion.”
Even in an authoritarian or feudal context, the collective voice of the masses (public sentiment) was feared by scholars and officials as a force capable of undermining official decrees.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
authoritative words; words of an emperor or revered figure that cannot be retracted
A classical idiom used to describe solemn, binding statements made by figures of supreme authority.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They were also envious of the man marrying a crane fairy,”
“and dwell in the world as a timeless, longevity immortal.”
“♪ To live and perish with it, daring to go mad, daring to dream ♪ and wish you longevity. ♪ Let strong wine carry me into drunken nights till midnight ♪”
“latch onto Qing He, and now she's gotten”
“But the immortal sects are also obligated to help the Court”
“People feed the cultivating sects with supplies.”