是想让我跟你父亲和离
“that I should divorce your father?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你的意思
“Are you suggesting”
是想让我跟你父亲 和离
“that I should divorce your father?”
不 不 不
“No, no, no.”
“Are you seriously asking me to break up this family?”
In ancient Chinese law, 'heli' represented a relatively peaceful divorce requiring consent from both families, though suggesting a mother divorce a father was still a massive breach of filial expectations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mutual consensual divorce (historical)
A historical legal term for a divorce by mutual agreement between husband and wife, contrasting with repudiation ('休妻').
is it that you want me to...
Used in interrogative contexts to articulate and verify someone else's underlying demand directly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“were truly to divorce your father what would become of the two of you?”
“I will not— divorce your father.”
“I think your intention wasn't to divorce me.”
“(Sang Shiqi) This guy is close to your father, right?”
“old enough to be my dad.”
“Your dad and I will find a way for you. Exactly.”