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第十一回
yóutàizōnghuánhún
jìnguāguǒliúquánpèi

Touring the Underworld, Taizong Returns to Life · Presenting Melons and Fruit, Liu Quan Renews the Marriage Bond

眾臣歸寢
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原文 Original text 繁體 Traditional Reader's edition

眾臣歸寢 The Court Retires

dāngtiānwǎnzhòngchénqǐngwángguīqǐnsàndāngtiānwǎnzhòngchénqǐngwángguīqǐnsàn


逐句解 Line by line

dāngtiānwǎnzhòngchénqǐngwángguīqǐnsàn dāngtiānwǎnzhòngchénqǐngwángguīqǐnsàn

That day, the sky already growing dark, the ministers asked the king to retire, and each and all withdrew.

歸寢 to go to one's rest. 散訖 (sàn qì) dispersed and done.


總評 Commentary

A brief coda closes the day of the resurrection: night falls, the court disperses, and the emperor is put to bed. The single sentence marks the pause between the drama of the return and the resumption of imperial business the next morning.