我说两个时辰就是两个时辰
“I only need four hours as I said.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是是是 可是眼下 放心
“Yes, I got it. -But now… -Don’t worry.”
我说两个时辰就是两个时辰
“I only need four hours as I said.”
不过
“To proceed,”
“Do not question my word or test my patience; you have exactly four hours and not a minute more.”
Traditional China divided the 24-hour day into 12 two-hour blocks called shichen, named after the Earthly Branches.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when I say... it is...
A powerful rhetorical structure used to show non-negotiable finality and authority.
two traditional Chinese double-hours (four modern hours)
Essential period-drama time measure where one shichen equals two modern hours.