万一咱们在春宴上 给忠勇侯府招了大祸
“If we bring trouble on the Qin family at the Spring Banquet,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
夫人好
“Madam.”
万一 咱们在春宴上 给忠勇侯府 招了大祸
“If we bring trouble on the Qin family at the Spring Banquet,”
“Uncle and Aunt will eat us alive.”
“Be extremely careful and do not cause any trouble, or our family elders will destroy us.”
In traditional extended aristocratic households, individual missteps bring communal disgrace, resulting in harsh, authoritarian punishment from clan elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just in case; if by any chance
Use at the beginning of a clause to raise a hypothetical worst-case scenario that one wishes to avoid.
to bring about a major catastrophe
A colloquial yet serious expression used when actions court disastrous consequences or severe retaliation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't worry about the Marquis of Zhongyong. He wouldn't dare harm you.”
“the Qin family will keep you fed.”
“I must go to your residence to visit the Marquis of Zhongyong.”
“the Qin family will do everything we can”
“the Marquis of Zhongyong will surely be rewarded.”
“These two men from the Qin family are really stirring up trouble.”