礼部没有将遗体送回
“The Ministry of Rites hasn't returned the remains?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
复验尸体
“Re-examine the body?”
礼部 没有 将 遗体 送回
“The Ministry of Rites hasn't returned the remains?”
礼部那边说是
“They said it was stopped by”
“Something suspicious is happening; the Ministry of Rites is withholding the body.”
In imperial Chinese governance, the Ministry of Rites oversaw ritual decorum, ancestral ceremonies, and foreign diplomacy, holding immense jurisdictional power over burial rites.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Ministry of Rites (in imperial China)
A classical administrative term referring to the imperial ministry in charge of state ceremonies, rituals, and foreign relations.
send back; return
Standard directional verb compound indicating returning an object or person to an earlier point of origin.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and neglected the King's body.”
“transport the body to the Bureau.”
“His body must remain there.”
“and they've started questioning the Ministry of Rites.”
“If I don't put them in coffins,”
“Ministry of Rites must mind the whole city.”