大人的意思是
“You mean to say”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that Zhuang Luobai is the killer.”
大人的意思是
“You mean to say”
凶犯另有其人
“someone else is the killer?”
“You clearly don't think he's the real killer, so tell us what you're thinking.”
In traditional bureaucratic hierarchies, subordinates avoid making definitive statements ahead of superiors, framing interpretations as open-ended cues for the leader to reveal the truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What your Excellency means is... / What you mean to say is...
A polite, deferential prompt used in historical or high-formality contexts to invite a superior to finish their thought.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lord Yan!”
“You are right, My Lord.”
“as a grown man,”
“My Lord, your health comes first.”
“Lord Yan's words are profound,”
“Adult matters aren't for you to understand. Leave.”