她还看不上我儿子了
“yet she looks down on my son.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The young girl doesn't even look that great,”
她 还看 不上我 儿子 了
“yet she looks down on my son.”
“She even questioned my parenting philosophy.”
“Who does she think she is to reject my boy?”
In Chinese marriage culture, parents are intensely invested in their adult children's matchmaking, often viewing rejection of their child as a direct insult to parental dignity and upbringing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look down upon; to consider not good enough
Commonly used in matchmaking and social comparisons to indicate someone rejects an option due to perceived superiority.
even; unexpectedly gone so far as to
Expresses strong incredulity or indignation that an unexpected outcome has actually occurred.
Marks a new, surprising realization or state, heightening the speaker's disbelief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she’ll think that she’s not good enough for you.”
“Her son doesn't seem like a good guy either. He might be involved too.”
“You think she looks down on me?”
“I can't stand her.”
“She must have been after my family's money.”
“I've never liked her, honestly. Right?”