你这吃穿用度上 必须得讲究
“Your daily provisions must reflect that status.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你现在贵为王妃
“Li, you are now the esteemed Princess Consort.”
你这 吃穿用度 上 必须得 讲究
“Your daily provisions must reflect that status.”
“From what I see now, my apprentices at the shop live better than you.”
“You are a royal consort now—start acting and living like one before people look down on you.”
In traditional Chinese society, an individual's material standard of living (food, dress, housing) was strictly regulated by status hierarchy, and failing to maintain appearances invited loss of respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
daily living expenses; food, clothing, and general necessities
A set four-character phrase referring holistically to someone's lifestyle, upkeep, and material standard.
must; absolutely have to
A reinforced modal phrase expressing strong obligation or practical necessity in spoken Chinese.
to be particular about; meticulous about quality or etiquette
Used as a verb to denote paying exquisite attention to detail, taste, or manners.
