你真的要嫁给那徐大人家的 傻外孙了吗
“Are you really going to marry Lord Xu's dumb grandson?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上京
“The Capital?”
你 真的要嫁给 那徐大 人家 的 傻外孙了吗
“Are you really going to marry Lord Xu's dumb grandson?”
不行
“No.”
“You cannot seriously be throwing your life away on that fool.”
Chinese strictly distinguishes the female perspective of marrying into a family ('嫁') from the male perspective of taking a wife ('娶').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really going to / genuinely intending to
Used to question someone's true intentions when their actions seem shocking or illogical.
marry (of a woman marrying a man)
Used specifically for a woman entering a man's household, distinct from '娶' used for men.
Indicates an imminent change of status or realization of a plan.
Marks a direct yes-no question with an underlying tone of disbelief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My Lady is going to marry the dumb grandson of the Capital's Lord Xu.”
“Do you really think the Xu family values you that much?”
“You're nothing but a worthless woman the Xu family sent back.”
“do you think the Xu family would allow one”
“I owe Xu Meng and her dad the truth.”
“to get rid of Xu Meng and her father. He may not know the law, but I do. I couldn't possibly do what he asked…”