你这应该叫提亲
“That's asking for her hand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是来登门 正式求婚的
“I came here to formally propose.”
你这应该叫 提亲
“That's asking for her hand.”
是 是 是 是提亲 我太紧张了 没讲清楚
“Yes, yes. Asking for her hand. I'm too nervous. I didn't say it well.”
“Use the proper traditional term; you are asking the family for her hand.”
While 'qiuhun' refers to the Westernized individual romantic proposal between partners, 'tiqin' represents the deeply rooted Chinese custom of formally seeking the blessing and approval of the partner's parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should properly be called
A gentle way to correct someone's diction or classify a situation appropriately.
to formally propose marriage to the prospective bride's family
A traditional Chinese cultural term specifically denoting formal betrothal requests made directly to the family elders.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That doesn't mean you need to come propose.”
“Are you going to propose marriage at my home, dressed like this?”
“He didn't say he would propose.”
“as to ask you to act as matchmaker?”
“why did you propose to me?”
“Do you think my marriage proposal”