我同窗担心 妹妹嫁妆简薄 让人瞧不起
“He's worried her dowry will be too shabby and she'll be looked down on.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
年后他妹妹要嫁人 男方是个土财主
“After the new year, his sister is getting married to some local rich man.”
我 同窗 担心 妹妹 嫁妆 简薄 让人瞧不起
“He's worried her dowry will be too shabby and she'll be looked down on.”
就找我们借钱
“So he came to us for a loan.”
“He had to borrow money because marital face and his sister's future dignity were at stake.”
In traditional Chinese marriage customs, the size and quality of a bride's dowry directly influenced her standing and treatment in her husband's household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
meager and humble dowry
A literary four-character expression commonly found in historical or traditional contexts to describe poor wedding provisions.
to cause others to look down upon someone
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express social embarrassment or fear of losing face.
