你进了门就得听家主的
“Once you married in, you have to listen to the head of the house.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you are the matrilocal husband of the Fan family.”
你进了门就得听家主的
“Once you married in, you have to listen to the head of the house.”
是不是
“Isn't that right?”
“Remember your low status here and obey whatever you are told.”
Historically in China, a man who married into his wife's family (zhuixu) held a lower status and was expected to subordinate himself entirely to the wife's family hierarchy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
entered the household (through marriage)
A traditional metaphor indicating marriage into a family and becoming bound by its rules.
head of the family/household
A traditional term referring to the patriarch or matriarch wielding ultimate authority in a clan.
Used at the end of a clause to assert a firm fact or indisputable rule.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she took charge of the household as soon as she married in.”
“But the moment I got home,”
“We would have heard or seen someone come inside.”
“I forgot my keys and couldn't even get into the house.”
“Say your hellos, or you’ll stay in your shell.”
“When we were little, we had to listen to our grandparents. We're his parents' parents.”