你外祖母那边 也就是禀报一声
“Your grandmother just needs to be informed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“by parents and matchmakers.”
你外祖母那边 也 就是 禀报一声
“Your grandmother just needs to be informed.”
她同意也好 不同意也罢 最终由不得她做主
“Whether she agrees or not, she doesn't get the final say.”
“We are just going through the motions with your grandmother; her opinion does not matter.”
In traditional Chinese families, paternal authority superseded maternal kin, reducing maternal grandparents' input to mere formal notifications.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; nothing more than
Used to downplay the significance or authority of an action or person.
give a brief formal report
A respectful verb phrase used here ironically to show perfunctory compliance.