他可是朝廷钦犯
“He is a wanted criminal of the Imperial Court.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
徽州谁人不知 戚九是你李墨的东家
“Everyone in Huizhou knows that Qi Jiu is Li Ink's shareholder.”
他 可是 朝廷钦犯
“He is a wanted criminal of the Imperial Court.”
“Your Li family is deeply involved with him. Based on this alone,”
“You are playing with fire by harboring an imperial enemy; you cannot escape guilt.”
In traditional imperial Chinese law, associating with or harboring an imperial fugitive could result in the execution or ruin of one's entire family clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
imperial fugitive; criminal wanted by the court
Historical term designating a severe state-level felon whose harboring leads to collective punishment.
he is indeed / after all
A pattern used to emphasize a key fact that the listener seems to be recklessly ignoring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Though he may be recklessly smearing the court,”
“for you are trampling upon the laws of the court…”
“although you are an important minister of the Imperial Court,”
“call yourself one?”
“That is because the court once broke his heart.”
“Then I shall make the court fear you”