不过你还有一个儿子在
“But your other son is still around.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
死了
“and died.”
不过 你 还有一个儿子 在
“But your other son is still around.”
还有戚严在
“I, Qi Yan, am with you.”
“Do not give up hope; you still have a responsibility to care for your other son.”
In Chinese culture, enduring profound grief often relies on holding onto lineage and responsibilities toward surviving family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have one ... left / around
The postverbal '在' functions idiomatically here to mean 'still alive' or 'still present'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I might be your only son,”
“Why didn't you tell him you have a son? I...”
“He's your son anyway.”
“Do you have any other family?”
“Listen, if Huifen and I ever have a son later,”
“is to have a son just like you.”