大闹及笄礼也就罢了
“Making a scene at her coming-of-age ceremony”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大闹 及笄礼 也就罢了
“Making a scene at her coming-of-age ceremony”
“was bad enough, but that's on your Ji family's turf.”
“I could let the family drama slide, but your other actions have gone way too far.”
The hair-pinning ceremony marked a noble daughter's transition to adulthood; causing a scandal during this ritual brought severe shame upon the clan's reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could be let slide; is one thing (but something else is worse)
Used to concede a point or tolerate a previous flaw before introducing an intolerable one.
hair-pinning ceremony (traditional Chinese coming-of-age ritual for girls at age fifteen)
A formal cultural term essential in historical dramas when discussing a young woman's marriageability and adulthood.
Combined with '罢了' to mark concession and finality regarding the tolerated action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If the ceremony falls apart, my name suffers a little, nothing new.”
“Without it,”
“But the ceremony will go forward.”
“Her coming-of-age ceremony should also be decent, shouldn't it?”
“I was being ridiculous. I get it now.”
“Why hold a ceremony at all?”