你说上头朝廷放个屁
“Even if the court farts,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
窝在这穷乡僻壤
“stuck in this backwater town.”
你说 上头 朝廷放个屁
“Even if the court farts,”
传到林安都没味儿了
“the stink is gone by the time it reaches Lin'an.”
“Those big shots in the capital don't mean a thing all the way out here.”
Reflects the historical Chinese proverb 'heaven is high and the emperor is far away,' showing how remote regions become indifferent to imperial central power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tell me; think about it
A spoken discourse marker used to initiate a rhetorical point or seek sympathy from the listener.
let out a fart (metaphor for speaking nonsense or negligible decrees)
A vulgar idiom expressing utter disrespect for what someone says or decrees.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and blast yourself with your own farts!”
“who knows how the court will talk about it?”
“for you are trampling upon the laws of the court…”
“Bullshit!”
“can you justifiably hold control over the court.”
“This is a matter of state. You don't need to ask me.”