都是小女的不是 你就原谅她吧
“it's all my daughter's fault. Please forgive her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大少爷
“Eldest Young Master,”
都是小女的 不是 你就 原谅 她吧
“it's all my daughter's fault. Please forgive her.”
你放心 这婚事 就这么定了 爹 我不想嫁给他
“Rest assured. This marriage is settled. Father, I don't want to marry him!”
“Please don't hold a grudge; overlook her offense so we can proceed with the marriage.”
Traditional Chinese etiquette mandates using self-abasing terms such as '小女' to lower one's status and show deep respect toward a social superior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
my daughter (humble self-deprecating term)
A traditional, humble reference to one's own daughter when addressing others politely.
fault; mistake; wrongdoing
Commonly used in spoken Chinese in phrases like '是我的不是' to admit blame respectfully.
Softens the imperative into an earnest plea or request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It seems you still haven't forgiven me.”
“So you mean you'll let her off?”
“is enough for her to forgive me?”
“She's not refusing to lend you money. She's just worried. Three hundred, right?”
“Does this mean you've forgiven me?”
“it looks like you lost to a young woman.”