那就只能 去顺天府走一遭了
“I will just have to take a trip to Shuntian Prefecture.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然你们不认
“Since you won't admit it,”
那就 只能 去顺天府 走一遭 了
“I will just have to take a trip to Shuntian Prefecture.”
回来 二哥哥
“Come back! Yao.”
“Confess now, or I will drag this matter into court and ruin you completely.”
In imperial China, domestic or clan disputes were usually resolved internally; threatening to involve the Prefectural Court meant blowing the issue wide open to inflict immense public shame and severe legal consequences.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a trip; to go somewhere once
A colloquial northern and literary expression referring to traveling to a place, often with serious connotations when referring to court or dangerous areas.
then there is no choice but to...
Used to signal an ultimatum or the unavoidable escalation of a situation.
Indicates a decisive change of state and a finalized resolution.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So you'll have a reason to go to Shuntian Prefecture to seek justice.”
“even the Shuntian Prefecture could only rule the same way.”
“Otherwise, even if mother arrived at Shuntian Prefecture, she still couldn't explain it clearly.”
“If you insist on taking this money, then I'll go straight to the Shuntian Prefecture”
“The Shuntian chief examiner has long wanted your favor.”
“No matter where you are— even if you end up before the Shuntian Prefecture—”