是不是嫁过去 也不是您决定的
“actually marries into that family isn't your call.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说 老爷只是请您张罗 最终朝姐儿
“Besides, Master only asked you to make the arrangements. Whether she”
是不是 嫁过去 也不是您决定的
“actually marries into that family isn't your call.”
“Know your place; you are not the one calling the shots here.”
In traditional Chinese families, ultimate marital decisions strictly belonged to the parents (patriarch and matriarch), while matchmakers or distant relatives only handled logistical arrangements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to marry into that family
Refers specifically to a woman moving into the husband's household upon marriage in traditional patrilocal arrangements.
it is not decided by...
Used to negate someone's authority or role in making a particular decision.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Marrying into that family would be a lifetime sentence.”
“I'd already made up my mind and would never marry.”
“I didn't want to marry him either.”
“Are you not planning to get married?”
“Back then, I chose to marry him.”
“I don't want to marry him. You have to marry him whether you want to or not.”