启禀陛下 太后 太后不好了
“Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager... is in critical condition!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
陛下
“Your Majesty!”
启禀 陛下 太 后 太 后 不好了
“Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager... is in critical condition!”
“How come? Her Majesty suddenly fell ill. Then...”
“Your Majesty, emergency! The Empress Dowager is on the verge of death!”
In the imperial palace, speaking directly of serious illness or death involving the imperial family was taboo, so courtiers used indirect phrases like 'is not well'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reporting to Your Majesty
A standard court formula for addressing the Emperor before delivering an official report.
in a critical condition / something terrible has happened
Used as an alarmed exclamation or euphemism to signify a medical emergency or severe mishap.
Marks a critical change of state, highlighting the sudden onset of an emergency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Majesty, the Chunyuan Sect makes use of various signs.”
“Your Lordship, we've searched the Void, but haven't found Bai Sanxing.”
“Your Majesty, I have a matter to report.”
“thanks Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.”
“(I was shocked to hear this, thus report to Your Majesty.)”
“In the past six months, Mother gradually returned the power to me”