容不得你擅作主张
“You are not allowed to act on your own!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
媒妁之言
“and matchmakers' words!”
容不得 你 擅作主张
“You are not allowed to act on your own!”
是吗
“Is that so?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional patriarchal Chinese society, marriages were decided entirely by parents and matchmakers ('fu mu zhi ming, mei shuo zhi yan'); personal choice was deemed rebellious and strictly intolerable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
will not tolerate; leaves no room for
Used to firmly reject behavior or opinions that challenge established rules or authority.
to act on one's own authority without permission
A derogatory four-character idiom criticizing someone for making decisions arbitrarily when they ought to obey superiors.
