只会让姑姑丢了脸面 让润哥儿没了父亲
“it would only humiliate Aunt, leave Run fatherless,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you'd definitely take Li Decai to court. If it caused a stir,”
只会让姑姑 丢了脸面 让润 哥儿 没了 父亲
“it would only humiliate Aunt, leave Run fatherless,”
“and make our Sixth Branch a laughingstock.”
“Do not call the authorities; think of the terrible humiliation and ruined lives it will bring upon our family.”
In traditional Chinese culture, washing dirty linen in public and involving legal authorities brings enduring shame upon the entire lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to suffer public humiliation
Used in serious contexts to denote acute shame or tarnished social reputation.
will only cause / will only lead to
Used to dissuade someone by emphasizing exclusively negative future outcomes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you're not worthy of being Run's father.”
“Do it for Run's sake. Chunhua...”
“My uncle is actually a good man. He raised Meng all by himself.”
“And then Jinrong... this whole thing... pushed her over the edge.”
“So Rong is back?”
“with your aunt's upright nature,”