这宫中鬼神传言何其多
“There are endless ghost tales in the palace.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
鬼
“A ghost?”
这宫中鬼神传言何其多
“There are endless ghost tales in the palace.”
谁见过真的
“Who has seen a real one?”
“Don't be ridiculous; palace gossip is full of ghost stories and none are real.”
In imperial China, the forbidden palace was rife with sinister rumors and superstitious tales, often used as political tools or fear tactics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how numerous; so many
A literary expression used in formal or historical spoken Chinese to emphasize an exceptionally large quantity.
rumors about ghosts and deities
Used when referring to supernatural hearsay or folklore.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Superstitions are just meant to confuse people.”
“Never heard of him. A god, is he?”
“and in his relation to what is fortunate and what is calamitous, with the spiritual beings.”
“secretive and odd.”
“it was just a ghost playing tricks.”
“a restless ghost,”