穆太太非要说扯 是顾大姑娘
“But Mrs. Mu is trying to twist it into the eldest Miss Gu.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这穆知翟明明看上的 是顾家二姑娘
“The Mu Zhidi clearly has his eye on the Lan.”
穆太太 非要说 扯 是顾 大姑娘
“But Mrs. Mu is trying to twist it into the eldest Miss Gu.”
“What status does she think her family holds? And what does she take the Gu family for?”
“Mrs. Mu is distorting the truth on purpose to suit her own selfish matchmaking plans.”
In historical China, matching the eldest daughter versus a younger daughter carried significant implications for family status, pride, and propriety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to insist stubbornly on doing something
Used before a verb to criticize someone's unreasonable persistence.
to drag into, or to make far-fetched claims
Colloquial verb expressing disbelief or frustration with someone fabricating connections.