自有老爷太太说了算
“It's up to Master and Madame.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“actually marries into that family isn't your call.”
自有老爷 太 太 说了算
“It's up to Master and Madame.”
“Why bother going against Master's wishes?”
“You have no say in this matter, so stop interfering.”
In traditional Chinese families, major life events like marriages were strictly decided by the heads of the household rather than individuals or junior relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have the final say
A very common colloquial pattern indicating who holds ultimate decision-making power.
naturally there will be; it is naturally up to
Used to state that matters are naturally handled by a designated party or course of events.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Madam, don't take the Master's words to heart.”
“the Madam is talking with the Third Master. Please wait a moment.”
“My Lord, this is my house.”
“Yet you insisted on marrying anyway.”
“His father demanded a proper account”
“Sir and Madam fight like this all the time. I'm used to it.”