虚与委蛇迎娶贵女
“and marry noblewomen to rise in rank,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虚与委蛇 迎娶 贵女
“and marry noblewomen to rise in rank,”
女人为何不可啊
“why should women not do the same?”
“If men can use fake charm to marry into wealth and power, do not judge me for doing the exact same thing.”
In traditional China, marriage was primarily a tool for clan alliance and climbing the bureaucratic ladder ('平步青云'), rather than an affair of romance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pretend interest or compliance; to deal with someone insincerely
An advanced idiom used for putting up a polite front while hiding one's true feelings or motives.
to marry / wed (formal ceremony)
Used in formal or historical registers when referring to taking a bride into one's family.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was just playing along”
“but you keep patronizing us.”
“is to find a matrilocal husband.”
“Stop putting on airs before me.”
“and married his own daughter to him.”
“After Wanshun died,”