那做派 哪像长兴侯夫人的姐姐
“She's nothing like the sister of the Marchioness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Looked like she wanted to touch you already!”
那 做派 哪像 长兴侯夫人的 姐姐
“She's nothing like the sister of the Marchioness.”
明明就像个人牙子
“She's just like a slave trader!”
“She has zero class and behaves entirely beneath her noble family connections.”
In traditional Chinese elite society, relatives of nobility were expected to display strict etiquette; acting coarsely brought shame upon the entire clan's social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
manner; style of behavior; demeanor
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to critique someone's attitude or behavioral style, often with a slightly derogatory undertone.
hardly resembles; doesn't look at all like
A rhetorical expression used to emphatically point out that someone or something completely lacks the expected qualities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What about Marquis Changxing? You don't need to worry about that.”
“we shall spare Marquis Changxing.”
“And has never had any ties with the Marquis Changxing's household.”
“Doesn't that mean Ye Xian and the entire Marquis Changxing's Mansion”
“Marquis Changxing cannot escape involvement.”
“Marquis Changxing has passed away. You must have heard.”