也要等我伺候完 外祖母百年之后
“it will be after I've seen out my grandmother's final years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若是去的话
“If I go,”
也要 等我 伺候 完 外祖母 百年之后
“it will be after I've seen out my grandmother's final years.”
姑娘 三爷 三爷 姑娘 三爷 大姐姐
“-My Lady! -Third Master! -Third Master! -My Lady! -Third Master! -Zhao!”
“I am not leaving as long as my grandmother is alive, so do not try to arrange this for me.”
In traditional China, caring for elderly parents or grandparents took precedence over all personal matters, serving as an unimpeachable moral reason.
Directly mentioning death regarding family elders is taboo; terms like '百年之后' (after a hundred years) are polite and culturally expected.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wait upon; to care for; to serve
Commonly used for serving elders, superiors, or patients with devoted care.
after one passes away (euphemism for death of an elder)
A respectful, traditional euphemism for the eventual death of an elderly family member.
