可不就是姨娘所出
“Born of a concubine, indeed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是顾家二姑娘啊 叫澜姐儿的
“The second daughter of the Gu family. The one they call Lan.”
可不就是 姨娘所出
“Born of a concubine, indeed.”
“But that Mu Zhidi, of all people is a stubborn romantic.”
“She is just the daughter of a concubine, which makes his obsession so unusual.”
In imperial China, a strict hierarchy separated children of the primary wife (di) from those of concubines (shu), severely impacting marriage alliances and social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't that exactly; indeed it is
A rhetorical confirmation used in spoken Mandarin to strongly agree with or validate an earlier point.
born of a concubine
A formal, historical expression used to identify a child's birth mother as a concubine rather than the legal wife.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How are you anything like Aunt?”
“It has nothing to do with her?”
“My mother knows nothing. She did nothing. Nothing at all.”
“Could she have done something wicked?”
“No, Your Highness. Don't think that way.”
“Isn't this Consort Xie?”