小人所说绝无虚言 那好
“Everything I've said is the truth. Very well!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
因小人是外地流民 才被他们强迫做工
“Because I was a refugee from out of town, they forced me to work for them.”
小人 所说 绝无虚言 那好
“Everything I've said is the truth. Very well!”
我问你
“Then answer me this—”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, self-referring as 'small person' was a required linguistic humility marker when speaking to magistrates or nobles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
absolutely no lie; entirely truthful
Formal idiom used to solemnly swear that one's statement is completely true.
this humble person (self-deprecating first-person pronoun)
Historical first-person pronoun used by commoners or low-status individuals when addressing superiors.
