就再没有占过李家的一点好处
“we haven't taken a single thing from the Li family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
自打我们八房被除了族
“Ever since our Eighth Branch was expelled from the clan,”
就再 没有 占过李家的一点好处
“we haven't taken a single thing from the Li family.”
“We didn't in the past, and we certainly won't in the future.”
“We owe them nothing and hold our heads high because we never begged for their charity.”
In traditional Chinese lineage systems, being removed from the clan registry (除族) strips away identity and ancestral backing, making self-sufficiency an essential badge of moral survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take advantage of benefits; to gain petty perks
Use this collocation when describing someone taking material or social advantage of another person or group.
the slightest benefit; not even a bit of advantage
Often paired with negative adverbs like 没有 or 不 to emphatically deny receiving any perks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with the Li family,”
“As long as you break off with the Li family...”
“and I must give the Li family an explanation.”
“to you and the Li family.”
“and I certainly cannot accept this dowry!”
“you don't have to go to the Li family.”