我信不信有什么用?
“Does my opinion matter?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I said we were innocent. Do you believe me?”
我 信不信 有什么用 ?
“Does my opinion matter?”
那些宫人、内侍信吗? 满朝文武信吗?
“Do the maids and eunuchs believe you? Do the court officials believe you?”
“My personal feelings cannot save us from the court and the Emperor.”
In imperial China, legal and political survival depended on the Emperor and court opinion; private belief and innocence offered no protection against collective punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is the use / what good does it do
A high-frequency rhetorical pattern used to dismiss an action as futile or powerless.