他们顾家什么成色
“We all know exactly”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朝姐儿那丫头
“Zhao... she...”
他们顾家 什么成色
“We all know exactly”
咱们还不知道
“what the Gu family is like.”
“We all know they're not decent people.”
In traditional Chinese social hierarchies, judging the 'chengse' (fineness or pedigree) of an entire family was critical for evaluating marriage proposals, alliances, and moral trustworthiness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what kind of real quality, caliber, or worth someone has
Originally referring to the fineness of precious metals, this idiom is often used pejoratively in spoken Chinese to assess someone's true moral character or competence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is not something our Gu family would even care about.”
“This Gu family is rotten to the core.”
“It seems the Gu family is not one to be trifled with so easily.”
“Responsible for the family. Able to shoulder things.”
“Perhaps the entire Gu family will be implicated.”
“to like a Gu girl, would you?”