小小的宋府府兵 竟是比军士还要纪律严明
“It's a small guard team, but they're more disciplined than actual soldiers.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们之前曾一起去过灯市
“they went to the lantern fair together earlier.”
小小的 宋府府兵 竟是 比军士 还要 纪律严明
“It's a small guard team, but they're more disciplined than actual soldiers.”
“Even when they're off duty, they stick together.”
“These aren't ordinary household guards; something dangerous and illicit is being hidden here.”
In imperial China, raising private guards that rivaled imperial soldiers in discipline was viewed as a dangerous precursor to rebellion or treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a mere; petty; minor
Used rhetorically to belittle the status of an entity before highlighting a striking paradox.
turned out to be; surprisingly is
Expresses strong astonishment that reality contradicts normal expectations.
strictly disciplined
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) describing well-regulated armed forces or organizations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“tomorrow you're allowed to spar with the Song family's guards.”
“If I guess right… It's someone from the Song family.”
“one word from me is enough to turn the Marquis Mansion into the Song Mansion.”
“Then how about this— I'll go keep watch. Those Song fellows alone”
“should be arranged by the Duke of Song's family.”
“You offended everyone in the General's Mansion? [Where Clouds Roam and Snow Dances]”