求娶我娘那样的楚都贵女
“a noble young lady from far away?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
女儿不能嫁世家大族 那阿爹为何要不远千里
“If I can't marry him, why did you marry my mother,”
求娶 我娘 那样的 楚都贵女
“a noble young lady from far away?”
“She stayed with you and wasted her life here.”
“You hold me to rules you never followed yourself when you pursued my mother.”
In traditional Chinese society, marriage was strictly arranged between families of equal social status, making cross-regional or cross-status unions contentious and emotionally burdensome.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to formally seek someone's hand in marriage
A formal, traditional written term used when a man proposes or seeks permission to marry a woman, especially one of high status.
noblewoman; aristocratic lady
Used in historical or period dramas to refer to unmarried daughters of elite, prestigious families.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that you'd marry me as your wife?”
“Once I find a way to make a living,”
“When I find a way to make a living,”
“When they came to ask for my hand in marriage back then, they were so humble.”
“and married his own daughter to him.”
“Marrying her”