金丘王家以前何等风光
“The Wang family of Jinqiu used to be so prestigious”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“they can dominate an entire region.”
金丘王家 以前 何等风光
“The Wang family of Jinqiu used to be so prestigious”
哪能理会咱们这种人呢
“that they wouldn't even bother with people like us.”
“They were so far above our station back then that people like us meant nothing to them.”
In traditional Chinese society, prestigious local clans held immense power, wealth, and face, creating an insurmountable social hierarchy between elites and commoners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how; what kind of (to an extreme degree)
A literary intensifier used before adjectives or noun phrases to emphasize extreme magnitude or grandeur.
glorious; prestigious; honorable
Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to describe someone enjoying wealth, high social status, or public success.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the feud was only between the Wang and Qi families.”
“means nothing to the Wang family.”
“What does that have to do with my family?”
“If you knew the Wang family murdered the Qi family,”
“Let's see how that old Emperor of Yan can still talk peace now.”
“about the royal family of Yan State.”