我听上一任黔州刺史的夫人说
“I heard from the previous Prefect of Qianzhou's wife”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(Jiang Yufen) Commandery Princess Consort An (Wife of Vice Minister Zhao of Ministry of Rites) would definitely have a place.”
我听上一任黔州刺史的夫人说
“I heard from the previous Prefect of Qianzhou's wife”
这安郡王
“(Shi Qing, Consort Hui's Chief Maid) that Commandery Prince An”
“I have inside gossip from an elite source that you all will want to hear.”
In imperial society, the wives of officials (夫人) formed powerful informal information networks, relaying crucial political gossip between elite families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the previous; the predecessor
Commonly used in both modern workplace and historical contexts to refer to someone who held an office previously.
I heard ... say
A universal framing formula in Chinese to introduce hearsay, rumors, or cited information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“as the wife of the Prefect of Jiaozhou,”
“I have distant relatives in Qianzhou.”
“his wife is with child,”
“we went to Qianzhou with Mother”
“when I was back at Qianzhou,”
“I've kept dreaming of when we were still in Qianzhou.”