好让你名正言顺地
“So that you can be”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
离婚
“A divorce?”
好让你 名正言顺地
“So that you can be”
和你的曼丽在一起
“with your Manli legally?”
“Don't pretend this is about irreconcilable differences; you just want a clean conscience to be with her.”
Rooted in Confucian ethics, having the rightful title or moral justification is crucial in Chinese society, making an affair deeply scandalous unless formalized.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
legitimate; perfectly justifiable; doing something with proper standing
A common four-character idiom used when an action conforms strictly to social, moral, or legal propriety.
Functions as an adverbial marker connecting the idiom to the upcoming action, creating an anticipatory, dramatic pause.