吉时在即 你闭嘴
“the auspicious hour is upon us... Shut up!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
祯娘
“Zhen,”
吉时 在即 你闭嘴
“the auspicious hour is upon us... Shut up!”
爷爷 您起来
“Grandfather, please get up.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese wedding rituals, missing the predetermined auspicious hour (jishi) is believed to bring bad luck, making adherence to the schedule non-negotiable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the auspicious hour is imminent
A semi-formal idiom used frequently in wedding or ceremonial contexts indicating zero time to waste.
shut up / be quiet
A direct, rude imperative used to immediately silence someone in arguments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The auspicious hour has passed. We should hurry up.”
“The auspicious time hasn't arrived. Please wait a moment, Lord Yan.”
“- It's time. - Excuse me. It's time.”
“The auspicious time has come. Let's proceed with the wedding! Come on, come on.”
“The time has come.”
“Now it is time.”