与那八房的丫头混在一起
“and hung out with that girl from their eighth branch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I told you to study at home, yet you ran off to the Li family”
与那八房的丫头 混在一起
“and hung out with that girl from their eighth branch.”
“Do you think I haven't been embarrassed enough?”
“How dare you associate with someone so beneath our branch and embarrass me!”
Traditional Chinese lineages were divided into branches (房); parents fiercely protected status and felt personal dishonor if children mingled across internal factional divides.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fool around together; to associate with inappropriate company
Carries an intrinsically pejorative connotation, implying improper or unproductive socializing.
young girl; wench
Can be affectionate within family, but here used dismissively to belittle a girl's social standing.
