就当草民未曾来过
“Please pretend I was never here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I won't disturb your rest, My Lord.”
就当 草民未曾来过
“Please pretend I was never here.”
走
“Let's go.”
“Please forget you ever saw me so I do not get dragged into trouble.”
Calling oneself 'caomin' (grass-people) visibly lowered one's status before imperial officials to show submission and seek mercy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just pretend / act as if
Used when asking someone to disregard an event or treat a situation as nonexistent.
humble commoner (I)
A historical self-deprecating pronoun used by common folk when speaking to officials.
never before / have not yet
A formal, literary negative adverb equivalent to '没有'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will have no complaints!”
“that you are suspecting me, sir.”
“This commoner lost his father at a young age.”
“You must help me, Official Di.”
“I didn't want to be so ostentatious.”
“This pasture doesn't belong to just me.”