不过是个九连环
“It's just a Nine-ring Puzzle.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你今日上朝带了玩乐之物
“You brought a toy to today's court, didn't you?”
不过是个 九连环
“It's just a Nine-ring Puzzle.”
给我
“Give it to me.”
“It is just a harmless toy, do not make a big deal out of it.”
Bringing toys or trivial items into imperial court proceedings was strictly frowned upon as a sign of disrespect to the emperor and state affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; nothing more than
Used to downplay the severity, importance, or value of something.
nine-linked rings puzzle
Refers to a traditional Chinese mechanical disentanglement puzzle.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and those rebels.”
“and the scheme becomes terrifyingly convincing.”
“Such a tightly linked scheme”
“I published two comics last year. You can refer to that.”
“And the golden ring on your neck”
“it could implicate your entire clan.”