qǐ xiān

起先

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起先臣妾并未放在心上
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qǐ xiān chén qiè bìng wèi fàng zài xīn shàngAt first, I paid it no mind.
这怎么对得起先人呢 这 这也不怕遭雷劈吗
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zhè zěn me duì de qǐ xiān rén ne zhè zhè yě bù pà zāo léi pī maHow can we face our ancestors? Aren't they afraid of karma?
如何对得起先帝的嘱托?
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rú hé duì de qǐ xiān dì de zhǔ tuō ?And how can we face the late Emperor?
起先还不肯说 后来我给了他 半两碎银子
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qǐ xiān hái bù kěn shuō hòu lái wǒ gěi le tā bàn liǎng suì yín zirefused to tell me at first. But once I gave him half a tael of loose silver,

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