不躲在闺房里边绣花
“Instead of staying in your room doing embroidery,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不躲在闺房里边绣花
“Instead of staying in your room doing embroidery,”
“you're out here trying to do business.”
“You belong in the women's quarters, not playing at running a business in public.”
In historical China, respectable young women were expected to remain secluded inside the inner domestic quarters (闺房) rather than engaging in commerce.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a young maiden's private bedroom or boudoir
A classical or literary noun referring to an unmarried young woman's chamber in pre-modern China.
to embroider; embroidery
Commonly cited in period contexts as the quintessential domestic skill for traditional women.