顾府一应吃穿用度 哪一样不是
“house's contents: food, garb, all... which escapes”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
单说今日
“Currently,”
顾府一应 吃穿用度 哪 一样 不是
“house's contents: food, garb, all... which escapes”
靠着太太的嫁产出息
“Mother's funds?”
“This entire family survives on my mistress's money, so stop acting like she owes you anything.”
In ancient Chinese law, a wife's dowry remained her personal property; relying on it to fund an aristocratic household was socially humiliating for the husband's clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
daily expenses / living costs (food, clothing, necessities)
A traditional compound noun encompassing all daily material expenditures of a household.
all / without exception
A literary quantifier placed before categories of items to mean 'every single one of'.
which one isn't...? (meaning every single one is)
A rhetorical question pattern used to emphasize an indisputable and pervasive fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“out of courtesy to the Gu Manor's connections.”
“he even stayed overnight at the Gu mansion.”
“she also placed high hopes on our Gu family,”
“If your family is truly sincere,”
“This is the Gu manor, not the Ji manor. No place for her to act up.”
“The Noble Consort has indeed maintained her beauty,”