后来分家开库查点
“Later, when we divided the property and checked the inventory,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你娘嫁过去的时候 还没有分家 嫁妆都去了大杺
“When your mother married into the family, they hadn't split the household yet. The dowry all went to Daxin.”
后来 分家 开库查点
“Later, when we divided the property and checked the inventory,”
“Once we finally audited the property, the deception became clear.”
In traditional China, dividing the extended household (Fenjia) often led to internal feuds over the distribution of property, including women's dowries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
divide the family estate
A traditional Chinese legal and social concept where sons split the ancestral household and assets.
to check and take inventory
Used in semi-formal or historical contexts when counting assets or stock.