他言大人 又何须说出今日这番话呀
“would Lord Yan have said those words today?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若是还像昔日那样人才济济 佳墨辈出
“If there were full of talents and excellent ink products like before,”
他言大人 又何须 说出今日这番话呀
“would Lord Yan have said those words today?”
爹 你的意思是 您也觉得 我制不出新云松墨是吗
“Father, are you saying that even you don't think I'm able to create the new Yunsong Ink?”
“He wouldn't need to embarrass us if we actually had someone capable of producing decent ink.”
In traditional guild and hereditary craft families, a failure of the younger generation to produce masterpiece goods subjected the entire lineage to losing face before officials.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why would there even be a need to
A rhetorical phrase used to emphasize that an action would be completely unnecessary under other circumstances.
these remarks; these words
Used to refer to a specific set of statements, usually serious or consequential.
Softens the rhetorical question into a lamenting, sigh-like tone.
