堂而皇之的 往人家姑娘家里跑
“You brazenly went to a young lady's house.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But what happened? You didn't listen at all.”
堂而皇之 的 往 人家 姑娘家 里跑
“You brazenly went to a young lady's house.”
那个顾大姑娘
“That eldest Miss Gu”
“You have no sense of shame, flaunting propriety and ruining everyone's reputation!”
In traditional Chinese society, unannounced or frequent visits by young men to an unmarried woman's residence severely damaged her chastity and reputation, bringing shame to both families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
openly and brazenly; grandly without shame
Often used critically in spoken Chinese to criticize doing improper things openly and unapologetically.
to keep running over to (a place)
Used colloquially to imply frequent, obsessive, or unseemly visits to a specific venue or home.
the young lady / that other girl
'人家' creates emotional distance and stresses that the woman belongs to another family, demanding respect.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“some grand,”
“but Secretary Zheng. What's going on?”
“to bring the rebel troops openly into the Capital.”
“Lord Zheng didn't hold a hearing for her, but he couldn't stop her from beating the Drum of Grievance.”
“Big clans are the foundation of court. To govern a state,”
“he blatantly took Zhao Xiaoyu away.”