便是看 也不曾看过
“I have never even seen them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老衲不只没有 贵妃娘娘的手抄经文
“Not only do I not have the Noble Consort's hand-copied sutras,”
便是 看 也不 曾看过
“I have never even seen them.”
杜贵妃呀 其实出身并不高
“Noble Consort Du doesn't come from a noble background.”
“I know nothing about this and want no part in this sensitive matter.”
In imperial China, commoners and monastics avoided association with inner-palace disputes, as possessing imperial items or secrets frequently invited execution or political persecution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if; even
A literary or archaic equivalent of 即便 or 就算 used to emphasize an extreme case.
never; have not yet
A formal and classical negation marker used in place of 没有.