你对得起春花姑姑吗
“Don't you feel guilty towards Aunt Chunhua?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You used this money to keep a mistress?”
你 对得起 春花姑姑吗
“Don't you feel guilty towards Aunt Chunhua?”
那生漆本就是我六房的 我又是六房的人
“The raw lacquer belongs to our Sixth Branch. I am one of the Sixth Branch, too.”
“You have utterly betrayed her trust and your moral obligations.”
The phrase '对得起' reflects Chinese moral standards where failing one's marital and family obligations incurs severe social and ethical blame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be worthy of; to do right by someone
Commonly used in moral interrogations to make someone reflect on their ethical failure towards another.
Marks a rhetorical question to heighten moral confrontation and pressure the listener.