父母之命 媒妁之言
“Only parents and matchmakers have a say in one's marriage.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妹妹
“Sister.”
父母之命 媒妁之言
“Only parents and matchmakers have a say in one's marriage.”
哥帮不了你
“I can't help you.”
“There is nothing I can do; tradition is absolute and we cannot disobey our parents.”
A foundational feudal Confucian precept dictating that marriages are alliances between families decided by parents and matchmakers rather than individual romance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the order of one's parents
A classical idiom emphasizing the supreme authority of parents over their children's life choices.
the counsel of matchmakers
Paired with '父母之命' to describe customary formal procedures required for traditional Chinese marriages.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“parental command and matchmaker's arrangement.”
“by parents and matchmakers.”
“Changyu is already married.”