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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E4 (34:26) HSK 6
yí gè nǚ ér jià le rén bù jiù shì gè wài rén le nà jiāng lái

一个女儿嫁了人不就是个外人了 那将来

“Once you get married, you won't be part of the family anymore. Your dad and I will have to rely on Aihong and your brother”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 34:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zhe wǒ yí gè nǚ ér hái bù rú ér xí fù le

“Your daughter is worth less than your daughter-in-law now?”

yí gè nǚ ér jià le rén bù jiù shì gè wài rén le nà jiāng lái CURRENT FOCUS

一个女儿 嫁了人 不就是 个 外人 了 那将来

“Once you get married, you won't be part of the family anymore. Your dad and I will have to rely on Aihong and your brother”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gēn nǐ bà de yǎng lǎo bù dé zhǐ wàng nǐ sǎo zi gēn nǐ gē ya

“Your dad and I will have to rely on Aihong and your brother to take care of us.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING BIAS
Tone: PRAGMATIC AND UNSYMPATHETIC
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You belong to another family now, so don't expect the same consideration as your brother and his wife.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patrilineal Outsider Status of Married Daughters

Reflects the traditional idiom 'a married daughter is like spilled water' (嫁出去的女,泼出去的水), where daughters historically transferred loyalty and caregiving to their husband's lineage.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #dismissal #traditional_bias #bluntness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
嫁了人 SPOKEN CHUNK

got married (specifically for a woman)

Use when referring to a woman entering a marital union, contrasting with the male equivalent '娶妻'.

不就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it just / simply

Use to pose a rhetorical question that frames a conclusion as obvious or undeniable.

外人 SPOKEN CHUNK

outsider

Commonly used in domestic contexts to denote someone outside the core lineage or immediate household.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of marriage, indicating a change of status into being an outsider.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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