玉书与我形影不离
“she was always with me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在教坊司时
“Back at the Music Office,”
玉书与我 形影不离
“she was always with me”
从不单独见人 至于册封之后
“and never met with others alone. As for the situation after her promotion,”
“She couldn't have done anything behind anyone's back because I was always with her.”
In ancient China, female performers in the Jiaofang bureau often formed intense, interdependent bonds to survive harsh conditions and palace politics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inseparable; always together as body and shadow
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) describing two people who are constantly in each other's company.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yushu was really lucky to have a friend like you.”
“Why did Yushu dare ask the Medical Officer to examine her?”
“but Yushu had made up her mind. She insisted on faking her death.”
“I'd get Yushu killed because of it.”
“- I hate this so much! - Yushu.”
“That jade piece… Please keep it for me.”