反正县令见了他们都客客气气的
“But even the magistrate is polite to them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不知道
“I don't know.”
反正 县令见了他们都 客客气气 的
“But even the magistrate is polite to them.”
二位大娘
“Ladies.”
“I may not know who they are, but if even the top official bows to them, they are dangerous people we shouldn't mess with.”
In historical Chinese bureaucracy, a county magistrate held absolute local authority; seeing one show deference to others was the ultimate indicator of supreme imperial or military rank.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
very polite and courteous
An AABB reduplication describing someone behaving with exaggerated or punctilious courtesy.
in any case; anyway
Used at the start of a clause to introduce a decisive fact that settles an ongoing discussion.
Reinforces an affirmative, assertive evaluation of the manner of an action.