只是这婚是我自己退的 不值当后悔
“But I was the one who called off the wedding. It's not worth regretting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我都知道
“I know all that.”
只是这婚 是我自己 退的 不值当 后悔
“But I was the one who called off the wedding. It's not worth regretting.”
更不值当让你跟爷爷 还有哥哥替我难受
“And it's certainly not worth letting you, Grandfather, and my brother feel bad for me.”
“Don't feel bad for me; I made this choice deliberately and I will be fine.”
In close Chinese families, children often put up a brave front or downplay personal misfortune so that parents, elders, or siblings do not suffer emotional distress on their behalf.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to call off an engagement; to cancel a planned marriage
Commonly used in personal or historical narratives regarding canceling formal marital commitments.
not worth it; not worthwhile
A colloquial northern spoken term synonymous with 不值得, used to dismiss overreactions or unnecessary emotional distress.
Emphasizes the agent and the affirmative nature of the action (是...的 construction).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you had broken off the previous engagement.”
“I can help you call off this engagement.”
“she called off her engagement.”
“I went through so much trouble to call off the engagement.”
“Should I not have gotten married”
“I'm not getting jilted, am I?”