王妃还未做母亲
“You've never been a mother.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再见他一面
“and see him once more.”
王妃 还未做母亲
“You've never been a mother.”
大抵不懂
“You don't understand.”
“You have no children of your own, so you cannot possibly understand what I am going through.”
In traditional Chinese culture, the bond of motherhood is regarded as deeply intuitive and sacred; those without children are often perceived as lacking the emotional depth to grasp parental sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
princess consort; prince's principal wife
A formal aristocratic title used when addressing or referring to the legal wife of a prince in imperial China.
to become a mother
A common way to describe experiencing motherhood or having children.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the Princess Consort has been relatively idle lately.”
“Does Her Highness have urgent business?”
“Your Highness, are you alright?”
“That's rather stingy of you.”
“What is it that Your Highness does not understand?”
“Your Highness, what are you looking at?”