也只能屈从命运
“so she can only submit to fate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Madam is not like you, Miss Qin. She doesn't have skills to rely on,”
也只能 屈从命运
“so she can only submit to fate.”
这世道
“In this world,”
“Do not judge her harshly; she had no power or choice in this world.”
In imperial China, aristocratic and ordinary women alike lacked institutional independence, often leaving them with no recourse other than yielding to predetermined family and societal fate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to yield to; to submit to
Used in formal or written contexts to describe bowing down to external pressure, authority, or destiny.
can only; have no alternative but to
Emphasizes that there were no other viable choices available under the circumstances.